A researcher,based on her review of relevant scientific studies,believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it was nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule.If this belief were tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules,frequency of crying would be called the:
A)latent factor.
B)dependent variable.
C)independent variable.
D)control factor.

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The frequency of crying is the variable that is being measured and is therefore the dependent variable. The feeding schedule is being manipulated and is therefore the independent variable. The other options are not applicable in this scenario.

A Researcher,based on Her Review of Relevant Scientific Studies,believes That