Dr. Manquero forms a hypothesis that ingesting chocolate prior to an exam will improve exam performance. She gives the experimental group chocolate and does not give the control group anything. She then gives the participants an exam. In this experiment, which of the following is the dependent variable?
A) The group that receives nothing
B) The group that eats chocolate
C) The performance on the exam
D) The amount of chocolate consumed

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The dependent variable is the outcome that is being measured, which in this case is the performance on the exam. This is because the experiment aims to determine if consuming chocolate affects exam performance, making exam performance the variable that depends on the experimental condition (chocolate consumption).

Dr Manquero Forms a Hypothesis That Ingesting Chocolate Prior to an Exam