Independent and Dependent Variables Based on Schachter's (1959) findings, Renee randomly assigned subjects to either wait alone or with a confederate for 20 minutes.She measured their anxiety at the end of the waiting period.Affiliation was the ____ in this experiment.
A)confounding variable
B)dependent variable
C)independent variable
D)subject variable

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In this experiment, the independent variable is whether the subject waited alone or with a confederate for 20 minutes. The dependent variable is the subject's anxiety at the end of the waiting period. Affiliation is not a variable being manipulated or measured, so it is not the independent or dependent variable. It is also not a confounding variable or subject variable.

Independent and Dependent Variables Based on Schachter's (1959) Findings, Renee