Ashley is evaluating the influence of different personality traits on helping behavior
She forms
two experimental groups, one of extroverted persons and one of introverted persons, and then
records how people from each group react when an older gentleman (actually Ashley's assistant)
enters the lab and appears to fall accidentally. What type of IV is Ashley using in the study?
A) physiological B) experience C) participant D) stimulus
C
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