If a researcher wanted to examine the effects of exercise on young adults' lung capacity, the dependent variable would be
A) exercise.
B) young adults.
C) young adults' lung capacity.
D) ability to exercise.

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The dependent variable is what the researcher is trying to measure or what is expected to change as a result of manipulations in the study. In this case, the researcher is examining how exercise affects lung capacity, so the lung capacity of young adults is the dependent variable.

If a Researcher Wanted to Examine the Effects of Exercise