Suppose you randomly assign one group of children to watch violent TV programs and other to watch nonviolent programs. You then measure their aggressive behavior on playground after watching these programs. The measure of aggressive behavior is your _____ in this experiment.

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The measure of aggressive behavior on the playground is the outcome variable that is being observed and is therefore the dependent variable. The independent variable is whether the children watched violent or nonviolent TV programs. Confounding variables are external factors that could influence the outcome variable and correlating variables are variables that are measured alongside the independent and dependent variables but do not directly relate to the study's hypothesis.

Suppose You Randomly Assign One Group of Children to Watch