Based on her review of relevant scientific studies, Dr. Tanaka believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it was nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule. If this belief were tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules, frequency of crying would be called the __________.

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The frequency of a baby's crying is the variable being measured in this scenario, so it is the dependent variable. The independent variable would be the feeding schedule, which is being manipulated. The other options, latent factor and control factor, do not accurately describe the variable being measured or manipulated in this scenario.

Based on Her Review of Relevant Scientific Studies, Dr