Sixty-three children tasted 5 pairs of identical foods and beverages in packaging from McDonald's and matched but unbranded packaging and were asked to indicate if they tasted the same or if one tasted better. In this study, the food packaging served as the ____________ and the taste preference served as the _____________.

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The food packaging is the independent variable because it is what is being manipulated to observe an effect, and the taste preference is the dependent variable because it is the outcome being measured.

Sixty-Three Children Tasted 5 Pairs of Identical Foods and Beverages