Hypothesis: Children in families that eat dinner together at least four times per week experience fewer behavioral problems in school. In this hypothesis, what is the dependent variable?
a.) the number of times per week that a family eats together
b.) how much time children spend with their families
c.) how often children misbehave in school
d.) the nutritional value of the food children eat with their families
Answer: c.) how often children misbehave in school
FEEDBACK: A dependent variable is the outcome that a researcher is trying to explain.
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