Research 2

The more time people spend using social media, the less they read books. What is the Independent variable?

• A. Time on Social Media

• B. Less books read

Drinking energy drinks makes people more aggressive. What is the Dependent variable?

• A. Drinking energy drinks

• B. Aggressive behavior

Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more focused for the rest of the day. What is the Independent variable?

• A. Focus.

• B. Time spent napping in the afternoon.

Spending time with a family dog decreases the amount of stress someone is feeling. What is the Dependent variabe?

• A. Amount of stress someone is feeling.

• B. Spending time with a family dog

Eating breakfast in the morning increases the ability to learn in school. What is the Dependent variable?

• A. Ability to learn

• B. Eating breakfast

Students watched a cartoon either alone or with others and then rated how funny they found the cartoon to be. What is the Dependent variables?

• A. Watching cartoons solo or with others

• B. How funny the cartoon is

A comprehension test was given to students after they had studied textbook material either in silence or with the television turned on. What is the Independent variable?

• A. Achievement on a test

• B. Studying with or without TV

Some elementary school teachers were told that a child’s parents were college graduates, and other teachers were told that the child’s parents had not finished high school; they then rated the child’s grades. What is the Independent variable?

• A. Education of parents

• B.Children’s grades

Workers at a company were assigned to one of two conditions: One group completed a stress management training program; another group of workers did not participate in the training. The number of sick days taken by these workers was examined for the next 2 months. What is the Dependent variable?

• A. Sick days taken

• B. Stress Management Training

Students at a University were split into two groups and each received a different text for a philosophy course. Once group received a traditional text book, while the other received an interactive textbook on a tablet computer. After the course, the final exam grades between the two groups of students was compared. What is the Independent variable?

• A. Type of book used in college class

• B. Final exam grade