A group of researchers wanted to determine whether people were more likely to follow directions if the person giving the directions was in uniform.An individual wearing a security guard's uniform gave half the participants parking instructions, and half the participants were given parking instructions by an individual wearing street clothes.The researchers recorded whether the participants parked in the spot they were directed to.In this study, the independent variable is:

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The independent variable is the type of clothing worn by the person giving directions (uniform or street clothes). This is the variable that is being manipulated by the researchers to see if it has an effect on whether the participants follow the directions given. The other options listed are either not relevant to the study or are dependent variables that are affected by the independent variable.

A Group of Researchers Wanted to Determine Whether People Were