What was the independent variable in Crum and Langer's hotel experiment?
A) being informed that housekeeping work was good exercise
B) being informed that housekeeping work was unhealthy and contributed to health problems
C) the amount of exercise each group engaged in outside their housekeeping jobs
D) how much weight the participants lost on average over the course of the study

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The independent variable in Crum and Langer's hotel experiment was informing one group of housekeepers that their work was a form of exercise. This is the variable that was manipulated to see if there would be any changes in the outcome, which was weight loss.

What Was the Independent Variable in Crum and Langer's Hotel