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! ! Carlos Rivera Methods I P... v Quiz 4 Quiz ime Left: 0:09:12 Carlos Rivera: Attempt 1 Question 18 (4 points) For the following scenario, identify the independent and dependent variables A researcher is interested in the effects of alcohol on reading comprehension. Participants are told that they will be in a study examining reading comprehension. The participants signed an informed consent stating that the study involves minimal risk. Participants are not told anything else about the study Participants are given either a cup of water, a cup of rum and Coke, or 2 cups of rum and Coke before beginning the experiment. Following consumption of the drink, participants read several paragraphs and answer questions about information in the paragraphs. The researcher records the participants scores on the reading comprehension exam. Participants are thanked by the researchers and sent on their way. All information obtained is kept confidential ab Save

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Question 18: A researcher is interested in the effects of alcohol on reading comprehension, so the two variables are effects of alochol and reading comprehension. Here effects of alcohol would be independent/control variable since we can control the alcohol cosmpution, and it is not depending on any other variable. Where as reading comprehension would be dependent variable, becuase it depends on alcohol comsumption.

Question 19: Here physically fit and sleep hours are the two variables, the one who is physically fit, sleeps more hours i.e. sleep hours depends on phyically fit. so, sleep hours is dependent variable and it depends on physically fit independent variable.

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