An Experimenter Kept Students in a Hot, Neutral, or Cold

question 103

Multiple Choice

An experimenter kept students in a hot, neutral, or cold room and then tested their ability to memorize poetry. What was the independent variable in this experiment?

• A) the motivation of the students
• B) the temperature of the room
• C) the difficulty of the poetry
• D) the students' success in memorizing the poetry

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