Question

"A group of college men is exposed to films with nonviolent sexual themes. A second group is exposed to R-rated films in which men commit sexual violence against women. Several days later, all men complete an attitude questionnaire. The results demonstrate that the second group of men is more accepting of violence toward women than the first group. What is the dependent variable in this study?"

Answer 1

Answer:

the subjects’ responses to the questionnaire showing how accepting their attitude is towards violence against women

Explanation:

A dependent variable is the outcome that changes in response to the effect or change of an independent variable. The dependent variable, is dependent on the independent variable.

From the information given in the question above, the dependent variable is the responses of the subjects of the research study, showing their attitude, and how accepting they are towards violence against women, as this is dependent on which group or type of films they have been exposed to.

The dependent variable in this study is the subjects’ responses to the questionnaire.