Your Text Reports an Investigation by Eisenberger Et Al

Multiple Choice

Your text reports an investigation by Eisenberger et al. (2009) in which participants' brains were imaged while they played a computer game. fMRI scans were taken during three game conditions: a spectator condition, an inclusion condition, and an exclusion condition. Which alternative correctly names and identifies the variables in this study

A) predictor variable - brain activity; outcome variable - game condition
B) experimental variable - game condition; control variable - brain activity
C) experimental variable - brain activity; control variable - game condition
D) independent variable - game condition; dependent variable - brain activity