Suppose you wanted to test the hypothesis that viewing pornographic material increases aggressive behavior. The dependent variable would be

a. aggressive behavior.
b. the age of the participants.
c. viewing pornographic material.
d. whether men or women served as participants.


Answer: a. aggressive behavior.

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