Professor Donahue is studying the effect of communication style on perceptions of marital conflict, to see if conflicts are perceived as being more "severe" when partners use aggressive language

In this scenario, partner perception of severity is the
A. dependent variable.
B. independent variable.
C. control variable.
D. none of these.


A

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a. true b. false

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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