A Recent Research Study Examined Whether Sending Text Messages to Overweight

question 62

Multiple Choice

A recent research study examined whether sending text messages to overweight children would help enable them to maintain a weight-loss program. In this experiment, some children were randomly assigned to receive text messages and other children were assigned to the control condition and did not receive text messages. The dependent variable in this experiment was

• A) continued enrollment in a weight-loss program.
• B) text messages.
• C) weight loss.
• D) not receiving text messages.

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