A researcher wants to see if a protein-enriched diet will enhance the maze-running performance of rats. One group of rats is fed the high-protein diet for the duration of the study; the other group continues to receive ordinary rat chow. In this experiment, the rats' maze-running performance is the _____ variable.

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The rats' maze-running performance is the dependent variable because it is the outcome that the researcher is measuring to see if it changes in response to the manipulation of the diet (the independent variable).

A Researcher Wants to See If a Protein-Enriched Diet Will