Let's Assume You Are Conducting an Experiment to Determine the Effect

question 66

Multiple Choice

Let's assume you are conducting an experiment to determine the effect of a new drug on the incidence of epileptic seizures. You select 20 epileptics from the 150 epileptics being treated at a nearby hospital and administer the drug to them. You record the number of seizures in each of the 20 subjects for one month. The 20 subjects constitute _________.

• A) the dependent variable
• B) the sample
• C) a statistic
• D) the independent variable

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Definitions:

Downregulation

The process by which a cell decreases the quantity of a cellular component, such as RNA or protein, in response to an external variable.

Withdrawal

The process or experience of stopping or reducing the use of a psychoactive substance, often leading to uncomfortable symptoms.

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate, a molecule that stores and transfers energy within cells, enabling metabolic processes to take place.

ADP

Adenosine diphosphate, a molecule involved in energy transfer within cells, and is produced through the breakdown of ATP, with the release of energy.