Dr Jiminez Investigated the Influence of Snacking on the Onset

Multiple Choice

Dr. Jiminez investigated the influence of snacking on the onset of sleep in preschool children. One group of preschoolers ate a candy bar prior to bedtime, and the other group ate nothing. Time until the onset of sleep was recorded for each child. In this experiment, eating or not eating the snack is the __________ variable, and the time until the onset of sleep is the __________ variable.

A) independent; dependent
B) dependent; independent
C) experimental; control
D) control; experimental