Researchers Gave Participants Varying Amounts of a New "Memory" Drug

question 7

Multiple Choice

Researchers gave participants varying amounts of a new "memory" drug. Then they gave them a story to read, and measured their scores on a quiz. The _____ would be the independent variable (IV) and the _____ would be the dependent variable (DV) .

• A) response to the drug; amount of the drug
• B) experimental group; control group
• C) amount of exposure to the drug; quiz scores
• D) researcher variables; extraneous variables

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