Selena Is Conducting a Research Study to See Whether the Use

question 36

Multiple Choice

Selena is conducting a research study to see whether the use of Cornell notes increases exam scores in a research methods course. In this scenario Cornell notes are the ______.

• A) independent variable
• B) nuisance variable
• C) related variable
• D) dependent variable

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