Dr. Antonie is designing an experiment to investigate the effectiveness of a new feeding utensil to help increase independence for those with Parkinson's disease. Dr. Antonie hopes to find that this new feeding utensil increases the ability for an individual with Parkinson's-related tremors to feed themselves without the help of others. In Dr. Antonie's study the dependent variable is the:
A) participants' diagnosis.
B) new economical design of the feeding utensil.
C) participants' ability to independently feed themselves.
D) currently available feeding utensil design.

Question

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The dependent variable is the outcome that the researcher is interested in observing or measuring, which in this case is the participants' ability to independently feed themselves. This is expected to change based on the introduction of the new feeding utensil.

Dr Antonie Is Designing an Experiment to Investigate the Effectiveness