The textbook describes research examining the effects of cortisol on police officers' performance. In one study, officers' took part in a realistic simulation in which they were targeted by shooters. The officers' cortisol levels increased and the functioning of their working memory was impaired. In this study, cortisol level and measures of working memory were _____ variables.

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Cortisol levels and measures of working memory are dependent variables because they are the outcomes that are being measured to see how they change in response to the conditions or treatments in the experiment.

The Textbook Describes Research Examining the Effects of Cortisol on Police