A research wanted to determine whether the temperature of a room effected reading ability. She used different three temperatures (cold, warm, hot) with different groups of participants and measured their reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions.
The dependent variable in the study was
A) participant gender
B) room temperature
C) reading comprehension
D) room size

Question

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The dependent variable is the outcome that the researcher is interested in measuring or observing, which in this case is the reading comprehension of the participants.

A Research Wanted to Determine Whether the Temperature of a Room