An Experimenter Had Participants Exercise Much, a Little, or Not

question 35

Multiple Choice

An experimenter had participants exercise much, a little, or not at all and then measured how much they ate at dinner two hours later. What was the dependent variable in this experiment?

• A) the delay between exercise and dinner
• B) the amount of exercise
• C) the type of food offered
• D) the amount of food eaten

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