An Experiment in Which the Independent Variable Is Noise Level

question 74

Multiple Choice

An experiment in which the independent variable is noise level and the dependent variable is resistance to distraction, the goal is to observe whether distractibility is a(n) __________ noise.

• A)cause of
• B)correlate of
• C)treatment for
• D)effect of

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