Erickson et al. (2011) randomly assigned older adults to one of two activities: a gentle stretching condition, or a more intense aerobic exercise condition. The activity is the _____ variable in this study.
A)control
B)experimental
C)independent
D)dependent

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated or changed in the study. In this case, the researchers have randomly assigned older adults to one of two activities: gentle stretching or more intense aerobic exercise. The activity is the variable that is being manipulated, so it is the independent variable.

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