Exhibit 3-6: Consider the question, "Do college students' rate of learning a series of cognitive tasks differ in regard to age and type of motivation (intrinsic or extrinsic)?" and choose the correct response.
-Refer to Exhibit 3-6.What is the independent variable?
A) Age
B) College students
C) Rate of learning
D) Type of motivation
E) Two of the above

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The independent variables are "Age" and "Type of motivation" because these are the factors that are being manipulated or considered to see their effect on the rate of learning, which is the dependent variable.

Exhibit 3-6: Consider the Question, "Do College Students' Rate of Learning