Question

A researcher tests whether cocaine use increases impulsive behavior in a sample of cocaine-dependent and cocaine-inexperienced mice.

Independent Variable: ________
Quasi-Independent Variable: ________
Dependent Variable: ________

Answer 1

Answer:

Independent Variable: Cocaine use

Quasi-Independent Variable: Cocaine-dependent and cocaine-inexperienced mice (this is a quasi-independent variable because the researcher cannot manipulate whether a mouse is cocaine-dependent or not)

Dependent Variable: Impulsive behavior

Answer 2

Independent variable: Cocaine Use

Quasi-Independent Variable: Cocaine-dependent and cocaine-inexperienced mice

Dependent variable: Increase in impulsive behavior