Question

A researcher is studying effects of childhood maltreatment. He wants to know if maltreatment in childhood, rather than socio-economic status, causes delays in social development. Maltreatment is ___________________ and socio-economic status is ___________________. A) The independent variable; the dependent variable

B) The dependent variable; the independent variable
C) A confounding variable; the independent variable
D) The moderator variable; the control variable

Answer 1

In the study on effects of childhood maltreatment, maltreatment is the independent variable and socio-economic status is the dependent variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the context of the researcher's study on effects of childhood maltreatment, maltreatment is considered the independent variable and socio-economic status is considered the dependent variable.

The independent variable is the factor that the researcher manipulates or controls, and in this case, it is childhood maltreatment. The researcher wants to determine if maltreatment in childhood causes delays in social development.

On the other hand, the dependent variable (socio-economic status) is the outcome that the researcher measures to see how much effect the independent variable has. In this study, the researcher is interested in examining the relationship between childhood maltreatment and delays in social development, rather than the influence of socio-economic status.