An Experiment Is Performed to Test the Effects of Sleep

question 483

Multiple Choice

An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable is the

• A)number of hours subjects go without sleep.
• B)rote memory scores.
• C)number of subjects deprived of sleep in the experimental group.
• D)correlation between hours of sleep and fatigue.

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