Question

In an industrial research laboratory, Drs. French and Heinz are conducting an experiment on the effects of sugar on consumers' perception of condiment flavor. Participants are randomly assigned to a sugar-sweetened, reduced-sugar, or sugar-free groups. Participants then rate condiment flavor on a variety of scales. In this experiment, flavor perception is the _____ variable.A. controlB. experimentalC. independentD. dependent

Answer 1

The answer is: D. Dependent. The flavor perception is the dependent variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

In an experiment, the dependent variable is the variable that is going to be measured, it responds or it is influenced by the independent variable. The independent variable is what is controlled during the experiment. In this case, the dependent variable is the flavor perception and the hypothesis is that it is influenced by sugar, which is the independent variable.