Dr.Wilson sets up an experimental study to investigate how self-esteem is affected by feedback from teachers.During the study, third-grade teachers administer a short quiz where each child earns the same score (5 out of a possible 10 points).Half the children are told that this is a very good score, while the rest are told that it is an average score.In this study, the dependent variable is:

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The dependent variable in this experiment is the child's level of self-esteem after the quiz has been returned. The study is investigating how feedback from teachers affects self-esteem, so the child's response to the feedback is the variable of interest. The type of feedback and the child's score on the quiz are both independent variables, as they are being manipulated by the experimenter. The age of the children is not relevant to the dependent variable in this study.

DrWilson Sets Up an Experimental Study to Investigate How Self-Esteem