A researcher measures the extent to which years of marriage predict perceptions of forgiveness.Which factor is the criterion variable in this example?
A) years of marriage
B) perceptions of forgiveness
C) both years of marriage and perceptions of forgiveness
D) none of these

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The criterion variable in this example is perceptions of forgiveness. This is the variable that the researcher is interested in predicting based on the measure of years of marriage.

A Researcher Measures the Extent to Which Years of Marriage