At Folger University, Drs. Chase and Sanborn are conducting an experiment on the effects of caffeine on memory. Participants are randomly assigned to a caffeine or a no-caffeine group; their recall of items on a word list is later assessed. In this experiment, word recall is the _____ variable.
A)experimental
B)control
C)independent
D)dependent

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The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or observed and is expected to change in response to the independent variable. In this experiment, word recall is the variable being measured and is expected to change based on whether the participant was in the caffeine or no-caffeine group. Therefore, word recall is the dependent variable.