A researcher tells a group of experimental subjects that they are going to receive "painful" electrical shocks as part of the experiment.He tells another group that they will receive "mild" electric shocks.He asks participants in both groups whether they prefer to wait alone or with others while he sets up the machinery that will deliver the shocks.In this experiment,which of the following is the dependent variable?

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The dependent variable in this experiment is the participants' choice to wait alone or with others. This is because it will be affected by the independent variable, which is the way the researcher describes the electrical shocks. The use of the term "painful" or "mild" is the independent variable, and it is what the researcher is manipulating to see how it affects the participants' choice to wait alone or with others. The machinery that delivers the shocks is not a relevant variable in determining the participants' choice to wait alone or with others.

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