In the Experiment with the Rats and the Goal Box

question 180

Multiple Choice

In the experiment with the rats and the goal box, the number of food pellets given when the rats reach the goal box is the

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

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