If a researcher is interested in the effect of television viewing on behavior and randomly selects research subjects who are male and female to determine the consequences of television viewing,television viewing is the:
A)connected variable
B)independent variable
C)dependent variable
D)spurious association
E)control variable

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to observe its effect on another variable. In this case, television viewing is the variable being manipulated to see its effect on behavior, making it the independent variable.

If a Researcher Is Interested in the Effect of Television