A researcher hypothesizes that a person's political attitudes are influenced by his or her parents' political attitudes. What is the independent variable in this hypothesis?
A) the person's political attitudes
B) the parents' political attitudes
C) whether or not the person's attitudes and the parents' attitudes agree
D) whether or not the person's attitudes and the parents' attitudes disagree

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In this hypothesis, the independent variable is the parents' political attitudes, as they are the factor that is believed to be influencing or causing a change in the dependent variable (the person's political attitudes). The person's political attitudes are the dependent variable, as they are believed to be affected by or dependent on the parents' political attitudes.

A Researcher Hypothesizes That a Person's Political Attitudes Are Influenced