The purpose of a research study is to examine the effects of social support on the psychological health of elderly residents of a nursing home. In this statement, psychological health is which part of the study?
1. Dependent variable.
2. Independent variable.
3. Attribute variable.
4. Confounding variable.
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Rationale 1: The presumed effect, or outcome, is psychological health, the dependent variable.
Rationale 2: The independent variable is the presumed cause/the manipulation or treatment in a study.
Rationale 3: An attribute variable describes the attributes or characteristics of the subjects in a study.
Rationale 4: A confounding variable is an extraneous variable that is not controlled in a study.
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