A Study of People Who Lost Their Homes in Hurricane

Multiple Choice

A study of people who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina hypothesized that "greater amounts of television viewing (about the hurricane) would predict greater levels of depression" (McLeish & Del Ben, 2008) . In this study, the independent variable is best described as ______.

A) Hurricane Katrina
B) level of depression
C) amount of television viewing
D) whether the person lost his or her home