Dr. Khanmohamed is conducting a research project with young children to examine the effect of the exposure to different cultural groups on the development of empathy. The independent variable in this research is ____.
A) young children
B) exposure to different cultural groups
C) empathy
D) the development of empathy

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The independent variable is the exposure to different cultural groups, as this is the variable being manipulated by the researcher to see its effect on the dependent variable, which is the development of empathy. The other options (A, C, and D) are not the independent variable as they are either the target population or the outcome being measured in the study.

Dr Khanmohamed Is Conducting a Research Project with Young Children