Anderson is reading his morning paper and sees the following headline: "Men Should Avoid Rock Music When Playing Board Games." (This headline is based on a study conducted by Fancourt, Burton, & Williamon, 2016.) In the study, men and women played the game "Operation" when listening to different types of music. Male participants performed worse when listening to AC/DC than when listening to Mozart, but female participants' performance did not differ based on music.
Which of the following is a constant in this study?
A)the type of game
B)effort put into playing the game
C)the sex of the participant
D)the number of researchers

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The type of game (Operation) was kept constant for all participants in the study. The researchers were also not varied, so D is not the correct answer. While effort put into playing the game may have varied among participants, this was not controlled for or measured, so B is not a constant. Sex of the participant was the variable being examined, so C is also not a constant.

Anderson Is Reading His Morning Paper and Sees the Following