To Investigate the Effects of Exercise on Mathematical Problem-Solving Ability

question 144

Multiple Choice

To investigate the effects of exercise on mathematical problem-solving ability, a researcher assigned participants to one of two groups. One group cycled on an exercise bike for one hour, and the other group performed no exercises. Afterward, both groups did a set of math problems and their performances were compared. In this experiment, the group that did not exercise is the

• A)control group.
• B)dependent variable.
• C)independent variable.
• D)intervening group.

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