In the Are You Equipped? section at the beginning of the chapter, a study was described looking at the relationship between birth weight and adolescent depression.In this study, what as the dependent variable?
A)birth weight
B)adolescent depression
C)the weight of mother
D)mother depression

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The dependent variable is the outcome variable that is being measured and studied, in this case, it is adolescent depression. The independent variable is birth weight, which is being manipulated or observed to see how it affects the dependent variable. The weight of the mother and mother's depression are not the variables being measured in this study.

In the Are You Equipped? Section at the Beginning of the Chapter