A researcher wants to design an experimental study to examine the effect of an independent variable on joke enjoyment (which would be the dependent variable). The researcher wants to see if manipulating a variable changes the funny rating that people give when they read the joke. Use your imagination to identify a possible independent variable that the researcher could examine in their joke enjoyment experimental study. Remember the independent variable needs to be a variable that the researcher can manipulate. Example: Independent variable: Background colour of the joke (red versus blue background) Your turn: Independent variable with two conditions in brackets: ______________________________