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A kind of variable that a researcher purposely changes in an investigation is...

constant.
controlled.
dependent.
independent.
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A kind of variable that a researcher purposely changes in an investigation is a "independent variable", since this is what is changed to see what effect the change has on the "dependent variable". 
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