At Folger University,Drs

question 182

Multiple Choice

At Folger University,Drs.Chase and Sanborn are conducting an experiment on the effects of caffeine on memory.Participants are randomly assigned to a caffeine or a no-caffeine group; later their recall of items on a word list is assessed.In this experiment,word recall is the _____ variable.

• A) experimental
• B) control
• C) independent
• D) dependent

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