A therapist observes that spouses are more likely to forgive their partners for lying to them if they find out the truth from their spouses and not from a third party.In this example,the dependent variable is
A) the number of partners.
B) the spouse.
C) lying.
D) forgiveness.

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The dependent variable in this example is forgiveness as it is the outcome that is being affected by the independent variable (finding out the truth from spouse vs. third party).

A Therapist Observes That Spouses Are More Likely to Forgive