Suppose You Are Experimenting with the Effects of Sleep Deprivation

question 108

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are experimenting with the effects of sleep deprivation on memory. In this case, sleep deprivation is a(n) :

• A) extraneous variable.
• B) dependent variable.
• C) independent variable.
• D) mediating variable.

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Definitions:

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