Psychologists studying infant memory want to determine at what age babies can remember specific events.An experimenter uses several puppets to demonstrate a series of actions while the infant watches.After a delay, the experimenter records how many of the actions the child imitates when playing with the puppets.The dependent variable is the:
A) number of imitated actions.
B) type of puppet used by the experimenter.
C) activity level of the child.
D) length of the experiment.

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The dependent variable is the behavior being measured, which is the number of imitated actions. This is what the researcher is interested in determining in relation to infant memory. The other options provided are not relevant to the specific focus of the study.

Psychologists Studying Infant Memory Want to Determine at What Age