Daniel is testing the effects of watching cartoons on children's play. He has one group watch violent cartoons and another one watch non-violent cartoons. He then measures the children's aggressive play behaviors. What are the levels of Daniel's independent variable?
A) hitting and slapping
B) violent and non-violent cartoons
C) aggressive and non-aggressive play
D) nice and mean children

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The independent variable in an experiment is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable. In this case, Daniel is manipulating the type of cartoons (violent vs. non-violent), making it the independent variable.

Daniel Is Testing the Effects of Watching Cartoons on Children's