A group of researchers wanted to determine whether people would eat more food in a cool room than in a hot room. Half the participants ate in a warm room (75?F) and half the participants ate in a cool room (65?F). The researchers then measured how much food was consumed in each of the two rooms. In this study, the dependent variable is:
a. the temperature of the room (75?F or 65?F)
b. the type of food the researcher selects for the study
c. the amount of food that is consumed
d. how hungry the participants are at the start of the study
C
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