In a study of frustration and aggression, some participants were exposed to an accomplice who insulted them, and others were exposed to no such insult
Participants were then allowed to recommend whether the accomplice should be fired. Those who were insulted were more likely to retaliate by recommending that the accomplice lose his job. In this experiment, the ________ was the dependent variable.
a. presence or absence of an insult
b. accomplice
c. participants' recommendations
d. difference between the groups
Answer: C
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