A researcher is interested in the effects of a vegetarian diet on memory. One group eats a strict vegetarian diet for three months, a second group eats a strict vegan diet for three months, while a third group eats anything they want for three months. After three months, all participants are given a memory test. Results indicated that memory was better for both the vegetarian and vegan groups. In this study, the dependent variable is
A)the vegan diet
B)the vegetarian diet
C)the type of diet
D)scores on the memory test
E)not enough information to tell

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The dependent variable is the outcome that the researcher is interested in measuring, which in this case is the "scores on the memory test." This is because the study aims to observe how different diets (independent variables) affect memory (dependent variable).

A Researcher Is Interested in the Effects of a Vegetarian