Dr. Jones hopes to demonstrate that children who eat a more nutritious breakfast also tend to have more academic success than their peers. If this result is obtained, then ____ would be the predictor variable and ____ would be the criterion variable for the study.

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In this study, the predictor variable is what is being manipulated or measured, which is the nutrition in the breakfast. The criterion variable is the outcome being observed or measured based on the predictor variable, which is the level of academic success. Therefore, the correct choice is A where the predictor variable is the nutrition in the breakfast and the criterion variable is the level of success.

Dr Jones Hopes to Demonstrate That Children Who Eat a More