Answer to Question #279741 in Psychology for Maham ali

Question

Identify dependent and independent variable for each of the following scenarios:

1) The more food that a person eats, the more the weight increases.

2) spending time with the family members reduces stress overall.

3) A researcher suggested that people who watch comedy movies with their family tends to experience individual enjoyment more as compared to people who watch movies alone.

Answer 1

1a) dependent variable-weight increase

b) independent variable- food that a person eats

2a) dependent variable- reduction of stress

b) independent variable- spending time with the family members

3a) dependent variable- individual enjoyment 

b) independent variable- watching comedy movies