A Researcher Designs an Experiment to Test the Effects of Playing

question 4

Multiple Choice

A researcher designs an experiment to test the effects of playing video games on memory.What would be the dependent variable?

• A)scores on a memory test
• B)playing video games
• C)number of hours spent playing video games
• D)the type of video game played

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Erickson

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Paradigm

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Assumptions

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