A researcher tests the hypothesis that students who study in the room where they will take a test perform better on the test than students who study in other rooms. She assigns one group of volunteer participants to study in the classroom where the exam is to be given and another group to study in the library. All students take the test in the classroom, and their test performances are compared. In this example, where the students studied is __________.
A. the dependent variable
B. the independent variable
C. the manipulation
D. the control group
Answer: B
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. interactionist perspective B. authoritarian personality C. social dominance orientation D. privilege