An Experimenter Exposed Students to One Hour of Soft, Intermediate

question 29

Multiple Choice

An experimenter exposed students to one hour of soft, intermediate, or loud noise and then tested their ability to solve puzzles. What was the independent variable in this experiment?

• A) the loudness of the noise
• B) the students' scores on the puzzles
• C) the motivation of the students
• D) the difficulty of the puzzles

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