Question

dr. yondu believes that having good social skills improves emotional stability. he conducts an experiment in which 100 children are randomly assigned to one of two conditions. one group of children receives a social skills intervention, while the other group of children listens to an instructional talk about how to whistle. both groups complete an emotional stability questionnaire four weeks later. what does dr. yondus independent variable measure? it measures the impact of
o epigenetics
o nurture
o nature
o evolution

Explanation:

Dr. Yondu is testing the impact of social - skills intervention on emotional stability. The independent variable is the presence or absence of social - skills intervention. The intervention is what is being manipulated to see its effect on the dependent variable (emotional stability).

Answer:

The independent variable is the social - skills intervention.