Anderson and Dill (2000) studied the effects of playing violent video games on white noise blasts in a laboratory study. In this study the type of video game was which of the following
A)The common-causal variable
B)The independent variable
C)The dependent variable
D)The control variable

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The type of video game in Anderson and Dill's (2000) study was the independent variable because it was the variable manipulated by the researchers to observe its effect on participants' aggression levels, measured by the intensity of white noise blasts they administered.

Anderson and Dill (2000) Studied the Effects of Playing Violent