A group of researchers wanted to determine if people will eat more food in a room with red paint and red decorations than in a room that is decorated blue. Half the participants in this study ate in a red room and half ate in a blue room. The researchers then measured how much food was consumed in each of the two rooms. In this study, the independent variable was

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The independent variable is the variable that is being manipulated by the researchers. In this study, the researchers manipulated the color of the decorations in the room - some participants were in a red room and some were in a blue room. Therefore, the independent variable in this study is the color of the decorations in the room (Choice C). The type of food available during the study (Choice A), the amount of food consumed (Choice B), and how hungry the participants were at the end of the study (Choice D) are not the independent variable because they are all dependent on the color of the decorations in the room and not being manipulated by the researchers.

A Group of Researchers Wanted to Determine If People Will