A Group of Researchers Wanted to Determine Whether People Would

question 64

Multiple Choice

A group of researchers wanted to determine whether people would eat more food in a cool room than in a hot room.Half the participants ate in a warm room (75°F) and half the participants ate in a cool room (65°F) .The researchers then measured how much food was consumed in each of the two rooms.In this study, the dependent variable is:

• A)the temperature of the room (75°F or 65°F)
• B)the type of food the researcher selects for the study
• C)the amount of food that is consumed
• D)how hungry the participants are at the start of the study

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