Identify the indpendant and dependant varible of each scenerio:

1) First year and sophomore college students were compared on their level of egocentrism. a) IV: b) DV:

2) Women suffering from PMS volunteered to participate in a study about a drug to alleviate the symptoms of PMS. The women were randomly split: half received the drug and the other half received a placebo. Severity of PMS symptoms was recorded during their next premenstrual cycle. a) IV: b) DV:

3) After watching a love movie or a horror movie, participants rated their level of romanticism. a) IV: b) DV:

4) Parents were classified into using one of two parenting styles: authoritative or authoritarian. Parents were then compared on the amount of discipline they use with their children. a) IV: b) DV: