A Researcher Wants to Know Whether a New Drug Reduces

question 8

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to know whether a new drug reduces anxiety. Forty participants who suffer from anxiety disorder are assigned randomly to one of two groups. One group gets the new drug and the other group gets a placebo. Neither group knows which they receive. After 30 days on the drug, their anxiety levels are measured. In this experiment, is the independent variable and is the dependent variable.

• A) anxiety, the new drug
• B) the new drug, the placebo
• C) anxiety, the placebo
• D) the new drug, anxiety

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