Professor Clayton hypothesizes that travel to other countries increases students' abilities to do well in advanced sociology classes.Which variable is the independent variable?
A) Professor Clayton
B) travel to other countries
C) other cultures
D) students' abilities

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The independent variable is the variable being manipulated or changed in order to observe its effect on the dependent variable. In this case, the independent variable is travel to other countries, as it is being hypothesized that it will have an effect on the students' abilities in advanced sociology classes. The other variables listed are not being manipulated in this experiment, and are therefore not the independent variable.

Professor Clayton Hypothesizes That Travel to Other Countries Increases Students