A Riverboat Gambling Company Wants to Increase the Amount of Money

Multiple Choice

A riverboat gambling company wants to increase the amount of money that patrons gamble while on board. A researcher suggests that the scent of ginger in the air might increase interest in gambling. What would a researcher select as the most likely independent variable and dependent variable in an experiment designed to test this idea?

A) The independent variable would be the scent of ginger; the dependent variable would be the noise level on the boat.
B) The independent variable would be the sense of smell; the dependent variable would be the level of the scent of ginger.
C) The independent variable would be the amount of ginger in the air; the dependent variable would be the amount of money bet.
D) The independent variable would be the amount of money gambled; the dependent variable would be the amount of money that is lost.