In a study of the effects of behavior modeling,one group of children observes role models who share toys; another group observes role models whose behavior is neutral (neither initiating sharing nor refusing to share).What is the independent variable?
A) Observing role models who share or don't share
B) Observing negative role models
C) The group with neutral role models
D) The group with sharing role models

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The independent variable is the variable that is deliberately manipulated by the researchers to observe its effect on the dependent variable, which in this case is the behavior of the children towards sharing toys. The manipulation is the observation of role models who either share or don't share toys, making it the independent variable. The other options are not the independent variable as they are either not manipulated or not directly related to the observation of sharing behavior.

In a Study of the Effects of Behavior Modeling,one Group