Suppose you randomly select 40 participants, measure the length of each one's index finger, and also administer an IQ test to each. The dependent variable in this study is
a. the length of the index finger.
b. the IQ scores.
c. the 40 participants.
d. nonexistent—there is no dependent variable; this is a correlational study.
D
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