Berkowitz and Le Page (1967) purposely angered the participants.Then they were left in a room with either a gun lying around or a badminton racket.Later, the participants were given the chance to administer electric shocks (not really) to a fellow college student.What was the independent variable of this research?

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The independent variable in this research was the type of object in the room, as the participants were either left with a gun or a badminton racket. This was manipulated to see how it would influence their behavior towards the fellow college student.

Berkowitz and Le Page (1967) Purposely Angered the Participants