Drew is going to conduct a study on memory and he will measure how many items participants can remember after studying a list of words for 30 seconds. The number of words recalled by the participants is called the _____________ variable.
A) operational
B) independent
C) dependent
D) control

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The variable being measured (the number of words recalled) is the dependent variable, as it is expected to change as a result of the manipulation of the independent variable (the duration of the study period). The operational variable refers to the specific way in which the variable is being measured or manipulated, and the control variable is a variable that is held constant throughout the study.

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