Match each example with the type of treatment variable it represents.
-High vs. low socioeconomic level of a school's student population
A) Potentially manipulable aspects of the environment
B) Relatively fixed aspects of the environment
C) Manipulated variables
D) Response characteristics of research participants
E) Organismic characteristics of research participants

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The socioeconomic level of a school's student population is considered a relatively fixed aspect of the environment because it is not easily changed or manipulated by researchers for the purpose of a study. It is a characteristic of the environment that is typically stable and determined by broader social and economic factors.

Match Each Example with the Type of Treatment Variable It