Law students who scored low versus high on a measure of dominance were asked to assign punishment to a drunken driver involved in an accident.The participant variable would be
A) the dominance of the students.
B) the assigned punishment.
C) the drunken driver.
D) the accident.

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The participant variable in this scenario is the dominance level of the law students. This is the variable that is being manipulated and measured to see how it affects their judgment in assigning punishment to the drunken driver. The other options listed (assigned punishment, drunken driver, accident) are not participant variables but rather aspects of the scenario being observed.

Law Students Who Scored Low Versus High on a Measure