Manipulating an independent variable

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Dr. Friedman, an environmental psychologist, presented various amounts of background noise to his participants. He measured whether their answers to a standard set of mental problems were affected. His approach to manipulating his independent variable involved

a. Manipulating the content

b. Manipulating the social setting

c. Stressing a psychological system

d. Manipulating interviewing variables

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