Chapter 7
Refer to the research study described on pages 189 - 190 of your textbook to answer the following question.
What is the independent variable in this study? What is the dependent variable in this study?
What will be an ideal response?
The independent variable was the type of words (animal or body part) used in the list that were memorized. The dependent variables were the number of correctly recalled words and the number of falsely recalled words.
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