Harrison et al. are conducting a study assessing the ability of depressed versus non-depressed participants to remember negative emotions in a short story about a family whose car breaks down. They plan to ask participants to read the story and then make a list of the emotions expressed in the story. Before beginning the study, they make a list of negative emotions (e.g., sadness and anger) that they will record from the participants' responses. In this example, negative emotions are the ________.

A. dependent variable
B. independent variable
C. operational definition
D. significant variable

Ans: A. dependent variable

Psychology

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a. behaviors b. subjects c. situations d. none of the above

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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