The manipulation of an independent variable in an experiment allows the researcher to learn about the causal relationship between the independent and ______ variables.
A) independent
B) dependent
C) causal
D) matched

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The manipulation of the independent variable in an experiment allows the researcher to learn about the causal relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or observed and is affected by the manipulation of the independent variable. The other options, causal and matched, are not variables themselves but describe the relationship between variables (causal) or a way of controlling extraneous variables in an experiment (matched).

The Manipulation of an Independent Variable in an Experiment Allows