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My question is

"After inducing an allergic reaction in participants through a histamine skin prick test, a health care provider administered a cream with no active ingredients and set either positive expectations (cream will reduce reaction) or negative expectations (cream will increase reaction). The provider demonstrated either high or low warmth or either high or low competence. Results: The impact of expectations on allergic response was enhanced when the provider acted both warmer and more competent and negated when the provider acted colder and less competent."  

In this experiment, identify the three independent variables and the dependent variable.

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Answer 1

According to me the dependent and independent variables in the mentioned question should as follows :-

• Dependent variables - The impact of cream on allergy (DV1)
• Independent variables - Positive expectations (IDV1), Negative expectations (IDV2), No expectations (IDV3)

Hence we have the required dependent and independent variables for the question. Please note that in an experiment, the values of the dependent variable depend on the values of the independent variable.

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