A psychology instructor studying the effects of the order of test items on test scores gave half the class a test in which the item order reflected the order in the textbook. The other half received the same questions in random order. What was the dependent variable in this experiment?

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The dependent variable in this experiment is the variable that is being measured or observed as the outcome, which is the scores on the test. The order of the items, the method used to assign subjects to groups, and the difficulty of the items on the test are independent variables that are manipulated by the researcher.

A Psychology Instructor Studying the Effects of the Order of Test