Wanda is a dance teacher who wants to investigate whether room color affects students' memories of complex choreography. She teaches two identical classes, one in a blue room and one in a red room. In this study, the independent variable is _____, whereas the dependent variable is _____.
A) room color; memory of choreography
B) memory of choreography; room color
C) room color; type of dance class
D) type of dance class; memory of choreography

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The independent variable is the one that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. In this case, Wanda is changing the room color (independent variable) to see its effect on students' memories of complex choreography (dependent variable).

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