In an experiment to determine whether violent TV causes a change in children's aggressiveness, a possible operational definition of the dependent variable might be
A) the percentage of time each child plays with toys such as guns and tanks versus dolls and trucks.
B) the violence rating given to each TV show by a panel of judges.
C) the number of violent events in each TV show such as murders and assaults.
D) the background of the children in each group.
A
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