A Group of Researchers Wanted to Determine Whether People Would

Multiple Choice

A group of researchers wanted to determine whether people would eat more food in a cool room than in a hot room.Half the participants ate in a warm room (75°F) and half the participants ate in a cool room (65°F) .The researchers then measured how much food was consumed in each of the two rooms.In this study, the dependent variable is:

A) the temperature of the room (75°F or 65°F)
B) the type of food the researcher selects for the study
C) the amount of food that is consumed
D) how hungry the participants are at the start of the study