A psychologist was interested in the effect of hunger on psychological disturbances. The psychologist deprived half of a group of healthy volunteers of food for one day and fed the other half normally, then administered the MMPI-2 to all the participants. What was the independent variable?

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The independent variable is the variable that the researcher manipulates, in this case, the level of food deprivation. The dependent variable is the variable that the researcher measures, in this case, the psychological disturbances as measured by the MMPI-2.

A Psychologist Was Interested in the Effect of Hunger on Psychological