A researcher wanted to see if alcohol consumption raises or lowers a person's self-esteem.In one condition, he gives participants three glasses of punch spiked with alcohol and in the other he gives participants three glasses of plain punch.After participants finish their punch, they complete the Rosenberg (1965)self-esteem scale.In this study, self-esteem is the ________ and the score on the Rosenberg questionnaire is the ________.

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The conceptual independent variable is the variable that the researcher manipulates, and the operational independent variable is the specific way in which the researcher manipulates the variable. In this study, the conceptual independent variable is alcohol consumption, and the operational independent variable is giving participants three glasses of punch spiked with alcohol or three glasses of plain punch. The conceptual dependent variable is the variable that the researcher measures, and the operational dependent variable is the specific way in which the researcher measures the variable. In this study, the conceptual dependent variable is self-esteem, and the operational dependent variable is the score on the Rosenberg (1965) self-esteem scale.

A Researcher Wanted to See If Alcohol Consumption Raises or Lowers