In an experiment designed to determine whether watching violent scenes on television increases the frequency of aggressive behav
ior in children, one group of subjects saw a nonviolent cartoon and another group saw a violent cartoon. In the play period that followed the viewing of the cartoons, researchers observed the two groups of children together and counted instances of aggressive behavior. The dependent variable in the experiment is the__________.
amount of aggressive behavior exhibited by the children
Explanation:
Dependent variable: In psychological or scientific research, the term dependent variable is defined as a variable being used in an experiment is the one that is being tested or modified by an experimenter.
In an experiment, a dependent variable is the one that is exposed to get affected by the independent variable i.e, any changes in the independent variable will cause a direct effect or change in the dependent variable.
In the question above, the dependent variable in the experiment is the amount of aggressive behavior exhibited by the children.
Answer: In this example, the ice cream is the REWARD for Positive REINFORCEMENT.
Explanation: In Psychology, reinforcement can be defined as the process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated. Reinforcement is applied to promote or encourage a behavior in the future.
