Rats Learning a Maze Are Tested After Varying Degrees of Food

question 4

Multiple Choice

Rats learning a maze are tested after varying degrees of food deprivation,to see if it affects the time it takes for them to complete the maze.Some rats are deprived of food for 4 hours before they run the maze,others for 8 hours,and others for 12 hours.In this study

• A) duration of food deprivation is the independent variable.
• B) the rats are a situational variable.
• C) time to complete the maze is the independent variable.
• D) food deprivation is the dependent variable.

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