A group of researchers investigated the effects of two vocabulary learning strategies on word retention two weeks later. In this example, learning strategy is the ________ variable and word retention is the ________ variable.

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In research, the independent variable is the one that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to observe its effects on another variable, while the dependent variable is the outcome or the variable that is measured. In this case, the learning strategy is manipulated to see its effect on word retention, making learning strategy the independent variable and word retention the dependent variable.

A Group of Researchers Investigated the Effects of Two Vocabulary