In a study investigating the effects of two different types of music on students' test performance,the music represents the
A) independent variable.
B) intervening variable.
C) dependent variable.
D) applied variable.

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The independent variable is the variable that the researcher manipulates or changes in order to observe the effect on the dependent variable, which is the outcome being measured. In this study, the two different types of music are being manipulated to observe the effect on the students' test performance, making the music the independent variable.

In a Study Investigating the Effects of Two Different Types