Rats learning a maze are tested after varying degrees of food deprivation. Some run the maze after 4 hours without food, others after 8 hours, and others after 12 hours deprivation. In this study,
A)food deprivation is the manipulated independent variable
B)the rats are a subject variable
C)the independent variable is a task variable
D)food deprivation is the dependent variable

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Food deprivation is the manipulated independent variable because it is the condition that is being systematically varied by the experimenter to observe its effect on the rats' performance in the maze.

Rats Learning a Maze Are Tested After Varying Degrees of Food