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A Researcher Tests the Hypothesis That Students Who Study in the Room

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A researcher tests the hypothesis that students who study in the room where they take their tests will perform better on the tests than students who study in other rooms. She requires one group to study in the classroom where the exam is given and another group to study in the library. All students take the test in the classroom, and their test performance is compared. In this example, where students study is the:
a. independent variable.
b. dependent variable.
c. manipulation.
d. hypothesis.


Definitions:

Secreted

The process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

A branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conservation of body's energy and restoring the body to a state of calm.

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements through the action of skeletal muscles.

Spinal Cord

The major channel of information that connects the brain to the body, conducting sensory and motor information to and from the peripheral nervous system.

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