Dr. Rambo wants to determine whether there are sex differences in reaction to televised violence. He asks male and female participants to watch a 15-minute video clip of a violent program and then complete a rating scale. Rambo's research project is best classified as a(n)

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This is a quasi-experiment because the participants are not randomly assigned to groups and there is no control group. The independent variable is sex, which cannot be manipulated. The dependent variable is the rating scale, which is measured after watching the violent program.

Dr Rambo Wants to Determine Whether There Are Sex Differences