Asked by Julannah Cobbs on Jun 25, 2024
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A team of researchers "predicted that men who believe that a woman was attracted to them would act on their belief and behave relatively more flirtatiously toward the woman than would men having no such belief" (Ridge & Reber, 2002) . In this study, the independent variable is best described as ______.
A) men who believe that a woman was attracted to them
B) gender
C) belief regarding a woman's attraction
D) amount of flirtatious behavior
Independent Variable
The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on the dependent variable.
Flirtatious Behavior
Flirtatious behavior refers to actions that are often playful or tinged with sexual interest, aimed at arousing interest in another person.
- Detect the independent and dependent variables present in research analyses.
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Zybrea KnightJul 01, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The independent variable is the belief regarding a woman's attraction, as this is the variable that is being manipulated by the researchers to see its effect on the amount of flirtatious behavior. The other options (men who believe that a woman was attracted to them, gender, and amount of flirtatious behavior) are either not being manipulated or are being measured as dependent variables.
Learning Objectives
- Detect the independent and dependent variables present in research analyses.
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