A researcher is interested in whether playing soft music increases worker productivity in a factory.This illustrates ____ research, and music is the ____.
A) correlational; dependent variable
B) correlational; independent variable
C) experimental; independent variable
D) experimental; dependent variable

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This is experimental research because the researcher is manipulating the independent variable (playing soft music) to see if it has an effect on the dependent variable (worker productivity). In this case, music is the independent variable as it is being manipulated by the researcher.

A Researcher Is Interested in Whether Playing Soft Music Increases