Brielle Is Studying the Effect That Alcohol Consumption Has on Test-Taking

question 29

Multiple Choice

Brielle is studying the effect that alcohol consumption has on test-taking ability.In her study,a participant's alcohol tolerance would be ____.

• A) the independent variable
• B) the dependent variable
• C) a confound
• D) the experimental group

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