Exhibit 2-6: A researcher carried out an experiment with her freshman psychology students to answer the question: "Does college students' rate of learning a series of cognitive tasks differ in regard to gender and type of motivation (intrinsic or extrinsic)?"
-Refer to Exhibit 2-6.What is the dependent variable?
A) gender
B) type of motivation
C) college students
D) rate of learning task
E) freshman psychology students

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The dependent variable in this experiment is the rate of learning a series of cognitive tasks, as this is what is being measured and compared between different groups (gender and type of motivation).

Exhibit 2-6: a Researcher Carried Out an Experiment with Her