Answer to the Free-Response Question:

1) The dependent variable is the concern for healthy eating of the

participants. This concern is quantified by the participants themselves on
a scale of one (not very important) to nine (very important).
2) The study is experimental rather than correlational because the
researchers were able to carefully control the various aspects of the study,
such as the independent variable and the participants were randomly
divided into two groups for the purpose of comparison.
3) The most appropriate conclusion that the researchers can draw from the
study, is that the way the condition of obesity is framed has an impact on
one’s concern for healthy eating. If it is framed in a way that calls it a
disease, people tend to be less concerned about healthy eating. On the
other hand, if it is framed in a way calling it a result of personal
behaviours and decisions, people tend to be more concerned about
healthy eating.