Researchers at a psychology clinic screen all new clients via phone interview,and over a few weeks have a list of 40 new clients who meet criteria for depression.Twenty receive cognitive-behavioral treatment,and the other twenty are told that they are on a waiting list.The independent variable in this study is __________,and the dependent variable is __________.

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The independent variable is the treatment (cognitive-behavioral treatment vs. waiting list) and the dependent variable is depression level, as this is what is being measured and is expected to be affected by the treatment.

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