Zsuzsi Is Conducting a Study to Determine Whether Skateboarding Causes

question 49

Multiple Choice

Zsuzsi is conducting a study to determine whether skateboarding causes a reduction in intelligence. In this experiment, skateboarding is the

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

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