Dr.Santiago is investigating the effect of warm room temperature on aggressive behaviour in preschoolers.Half of the children are in a classroom where the temperature is 31°C (hot)and half are in a classroom where the temperature is 21°C (normal).Dr.Santiago measures the number of hitting incidents that occur in each classroom.In this study,what is the term for the number of hitting incidents

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The number of hitting incidents is the dependent variable in this study, as it is what Dr. Santiago is measuring to see if it is affected by the temperature. The control and experimental groups refer to the different conditions that the participants are in (hot or normal classroom temperature), and the independent variable is the variable that is being manipulated (in this case, the room temperature).

DrSantiago Is Investigating the Effect of Warm Room Temperature on Aggressive