An experimenter had people choose the sweeter juice from two containers,a red one and a yellow one.The respondents expressed a definite preference although the juice was exactly the same.The experimental independent variable was the:

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The experimental independent variable was the color of the containers, as this was manipulated to see if it affected the participants' preferences for the juice. The sweetness of the juice was held constant, so it was not the independent variable. The relative temperature of the beverages was not mentioned in the experiment, so it is not a factor. The decision task is not the independent variable, but rather the task that the participants were asked to perform.

An Experimenter Had People Choose the Sweeter Juice from Two