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In order to assess whether sexual arousal affects sense of humor, researchers exposed married couples to either erotic or non-erotic movie scenes. The couples then watched a comedy skit, and the researchers measured how much they laughed. In this research, the independent variable consisted of:_________-.

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Answer:

The answer is watching erotic or non-erotic movie scenes.

Explanation:

In experimental research, an independent variable is predicted to affect a dependent variable. In the example, watching erotic scenes is expected to affect the participants' sense of humour; or you could say their sense of humour depends on whether or not they watched erotic scenes.

An easy way to remember the difference is to say: independent causes change in dependent.