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

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The type of therapy (either cognitive-behavioral or psychoanalytic) is the independent variable because it is being manipulated to see its effect on the mood elevation of depressed clients. The dependent variable is the degree of mood elevation observed in the clients, while confounding variables are any other factors that could potentially affect the mood elevation outcome and need to be controlled for in the study. Constant refers to factors that remain constant throughout the study and are not manipulated or changed.

"There Will Be Differences in Degree of Mood Elevation Seen