Study A investigated the effect of level of anxiety on students' speed of learning nonsense syllables.Study B investigated the effect of students' intelligence on their level of anxiety.The variable anxiety is the
A) dependent variable in Study A, and the independent variable in Study B.
B) independent variable in Study A, and the dependent variable in Study B.
C) independent variable in both Study A and Study B.
D) dependent variable in both Study A and Study B.

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In Study A, the researchers manipulated the level of anxiety and measured the speed of learning nonsense syllables, making anxiety the independent variable and the speed of learning nonsense syllables the dependent variable. In Study B, the researchers measured the level of intelligence and its effect on anxiety, making intelligence the independent variable and anxiety the dependent variable.

Study a Investigated the Effect of Level of Anxiety on Students