In Studying the Effects of Hunger on Competition, a Researcher

Multiple Choice

In studying the effects of hunger on competition, a researcher has subjects skip one, two, or three meals and then play a competitive game. She notes the number of points scored by subjects in the three hunger groups. In this example, the independent variable is

A) the number of points scored.
B) the number of games played.
C) the amount of food consumed.
D) the number of meals missed.