In a classical conditioning experiment, one group of dogs first hears a tone and then receives food, while another group of dogs receives food and then hears a tone. Following this, the researcher measures how much the dogs in each group salivate when they simply hear the tone. In this experiment, the order in which tone and food are presented is the _________ variable, while the amount of

salivation to the tone is the _________ variable.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


independent; dependent

Psychology

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Keeping a "diet diary, developing techniques to control the act

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