In an Experiment on Long-Term Memory, a Psychologist Presents Subjects

Multiple Choice

In an experiment on long-term memory, a psychologist presents subjects with a list of random words or a list of words used in a story that the subjects read.She measures the number of ideas recalled in each case.The list vs.story variable is a(n) ______ .

A) independent variable
B) ecologically valid variable
C) dependent variable
D) confounding variable