Question

A group of researchers want to study the effects of alcohol on sexual behavior in mice. They inject 50 mice with an alcohol solution and inject 50 other mice with a harmless saline solution, after which they observe their mating behavior. In this example, which of the following is the dependent variable?A. The alcoholB. The sexual behaviorC. The miceD. The saline solution

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "B": The sexual behavior.

Explanation:

Independent variables are those that represent the main reason for the research. From independent variables come dependent variables that refer to events that are used to study the independent variable but these could be changed for others and the main objective of the research would remain the same.

Thus, the independent variable of the example is the effects of alcohol and the dependent variable is sexual behavior.