Gina Wants to Conduct a Study of Discrimination Based on Looks

Multiple Choice

Gina wants to conduct a study of discrimination based on looks in hiring practices. Gina selects two candidates with equivalent qualifications, one extremely attractive and the other of average attractiveness. She sends them to interview for the same job. The dependent variable in Gina's experiment is the

A) relative attractiveness of the two candidates.
B) qualifications of the two candidates.
C) type of job the candidates apply for.
D) response of the interviewer to each candidate.
E) number of candidates who interviewed for the job.