measured babies' sucking rates as they listened to a story they had heard in the womb (The Cat in the Hat) and to a story that they had not heard (The King, the Mice, and the Cheese).In this study, the dependent variable is:

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The dependent variable in this study is measured babies' sucking rates, as it is the outcome being observed and measured in response to the given stimuli (i.e. the stories being read). The other options (B, C, and D) are either irrelevant (B and D) or independent variables (C), as they are factors being manipulated by the researchers to see how they affect the dependent variable.

Measured Babies' Sucking Rates as They Listened to a Story