A History Class of 50 Students Has Agreed to Be

question 80

Multiple Choice

A history class of 50 students has agreed to be the subject of a research study.Half of the class has been asked to study for the next history test while listening to classical music.The remaining half has been asked to study in a completely silent environment.The test scores of the two groups will be compared at the end of the experiment.In this experiment,which of the following is the dependent variable?

• A)the classical music for the first half of the class
• B)the silent environment for the second half of the class
• C)the reading speed of both groups during the experiment
• D)the test scores of both groups at the end of the experiment

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Definitions:

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