In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the ice cream can be described as what?
A) The dependent variable
B) The independent variable
C) A correlational variable
D) A confounding variable

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Since the study is investigating the effects of ice cream on mood, ice cream is a factor being manipulated by the researchers, making it the independent variable.

In a Study of the Effects of Ice Cream on Mood