A recent sociological experiment sought to determine the exact role social support plays in the health of expectant mothers. To conduct the experiment, the researchers asked midwives to flip a coin each time they received a new client, and if it came up heads to try as hard as possible to put the client in contact with others who could provide social support. If the coin came up tails, the midwives would not discourage the woman from receiving social support but would not facilitate it either. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

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The dependent variable is the variable being measured or observed in the experiment, which is the health of the expectant mothers. The independent variable is the level of social support provided (coin flips). Therefore, B is the correct choice since health is the dependent variable being studied in the experiment.

A Recent Sociological Experiment Sought to Determine the Exact Role