PSYCH 3rd Edition by Spencer Rathus

Exercise 4

Dr. Liu was interested in testing the effects of violent television on six-year-old children. She showed one group a particularly violent episode of Power Rangers and another group watched a short nonviolent episode of an old Bill Cosby show. She then observed the groups in the playground and measured their behaviors. What is the dependent variable in this study?
A) Bill Cosby and his family
B) Violent or nonviolent TV show
C) The behavior on the playground
D) The amount of time watching TV