A group of college students was given a new energy drink then asked to record their level of alertness at midday. In this example,_{--------------------} is the treatment variable and_{--------------------} is the outcome variable. A) The energy drink; alertness level B) Alertness level; the energy drink C) The energy drink; midday D) The group of college students; alertness level

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The treatment variable is the one that is manipulated or given to the subjects, which in this case is the energy drink. The outcome variable is what is measured or observed, which is the level of alertness.

A Group of College Students Was Given a New Energy