The dependent variable in Ekman and Friesen's study of facial expression among members of the Fore tribe of New Guinea was
A) their recognition of facial expressions of different emotions.
B) the picture that the Fore viewed.
C) the story that they were told by the experimenter.
D) the videotape of American college students that they viewed.
E) none of the above

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The dependent variable in Ekman and Friesen's study was the Fore tribe members' recognition of facial expressions of different emotions, as the researchers were measuring how accurately the participants could identify emotions based on facial expressions.

The Dependent Variable in Ekman and Friesen's Study of Facial