One group of 15 students studies the text of a story about gang violence while listening to rap music. A second group of 10 students studies the same story while listening to classical music. The experimenter then asks both groups to write down any details they can remember from the story. In this research design, the independent variable MOST likely is the _____.

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to observe its effects on the dependent variable. In this case, the type of music listened to is being manipulated to observe its effects on the memory of story details. Therefore, D is the most likely choice for the independent variable.

One Group of 15 Students Studies the Text of a Story