Dr. Zilgar has two groups of students who are otherwise equivalent study a chapter in a textbook. One group is assigned to study while classical music is playing and the other group is assigned to study while rock music is playing. He then measures how much they learn about the chapter. Dr. Zilgar's research design is
A) experimental.
B) correlational.
C) descriptive.
D) behavioral.

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Dr. Zilgar's research involves manipulating one variable (type of music) to see its effect on another variable (how much the students learn), which is a hallmark of experimental research designs.

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