Greitemeyer and his colleagues have conducted a number of studies to examine the effects of video games on helping. They have some participants play a prosocial video game and others play a neutral video game. The independent variable of this research is the __________.
A) degree of helping
B) type of video game
C) participants
D) temperature of the room where they play the game

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The independent variable being manipulated in this study is the type of video game (prosocial vs. neutral), as this is what is being varied by the researchers to investigate its effect on helping behavior. The degree of helping is the dependent variable, or the outcome that is being measured as a result of the independent variable. The participants involved in the study are the subjects being tested, but they are not the independent variable themselves. The temperature of the room is not mentioned as a variable being manipulated or measured in this particular study.

Greitemeyer and His Colleagues Have Conducted a Number of Studies