The variable that an experimenter assesses or measures is called the _______________
A) causal variable
B) confounding variable
C) dependent variable
D) independent variable
Answer: C
Rationale: In an experiment, the dependent variable is the variable which is the observation or measurement that is recorded during the experiment and subsequently compared across all groups. This is in contrast with the independent variable, which is the variable that the experimenter manipulates to distinguish between the different groups. The goal of an experiment is to determine if manipulating the independent variable affects the dependent variable.
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