"There will be differences in degree of mood elevation seen in depressed clients after receiving either cognitive-behavioral or psychoanalytic therapy." In this hypothesis,mood elevation is the:
A)dependent variable.
B)independent variable.
C)confounding variable.
D)constant.

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Mood elevation is the outcome being measured in this hypothesis, making it the dependent variable. The type of therapy received (cognitive-behavioral or psychoanalytic) is the independent variable, which is expected to have an effect on the dependent variable. Confounding variables are variables that may affect the outcome but are not controlled for in the study, and in this hypothesis, there is no mention of such variables. "Constant" refers to variables that are kept the same throughout the study, but there is no variable mentioned as constant in this hypothesis.

"There Will Be Differences in Degree of Mood Elevation Seen