A group of researchers wanted to determine if people will eat more food in a room with red paint and red decorations than in a room that is decorated blue. Half the participants in this study ate in a red room and half ate in a blue room. The researchers then measured how much food was consumed in each of the two rooms. What is the independent variable in this study?

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated by the researchers, in this case, the color of the decorations in the room. The dependent variable, or the variable that is being measured, is the amount of food consumed. Therefore, the correct answer is A, the color of the decorations in the room.

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