Research on University of Toronto Students Conducted by Martin Zack

Multiple Choice

Research on University of Toronto students conducted by Martin Zack and colleagues (2006) examined the effects of mood on beer drinking. Participants were exposed to negative, positive, or neutral words, which induced varying mood states. The findings indicated that exposure to a negative mood state resulted in drinking more beer. The dependent variable is:

A) Group assignment (i.e., negative, positive, neutral)
B) Baseline mood state
C) Self-reported mood state
D) Amount of beer consumed