Kayla is helping her professor conduct an observational learning study in which the model is either similar or dissimilar to the participant. In this study, the similarity of the model to the participant is a(n) _________ variable.
A) independent
B) dependent
C) experimental
D) control

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher and whose effect is being studied. In this case, the similarity of the model to the participant is being manipulated by the researcher, so it is the independent variable. The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured in response to the independent variable, and it is not specified in this question. The other options, experimental and control, are not types of variables, but rather they refer to aspects of the study design.

Kayla Is Helping Her Professor Conduct an Observational Learning Study