In an experiment set up to study whether participants become more or less aggressive when they view either a violent or a non-violent film, what is the independent variable?
a. the violence level of the films
b. the participants' aggression
c. the participants' perceptions of violence
d. the participants' gender and age
e. the difference in aggression between the groups
Ans: A
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