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 dependent 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

Question

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The dependent variable in this research is the degree of helping, which is being measured as a result of playing either a prosocial or neutral video game. The type of video game, participants, and temperature of the room are not the focus of the research and are considered independent variables or extraneous variables.

Greitemeyer and His Colleagues Have Conducted a Number of Studies