A researcher shows pairs of colour patches to Canadian university students and members of the Dani culture in Papua,New Guinea.The colour members of each pair are the same or slightly different in hue.Both groups of participants are asked if the members of each colour pair are the same or different.The researcher records the accuracy of all participants' colour discrimination.Which is the dependent variable in this study? What should the researcher find?
A) Colour discrimination accuracy is the dependent variable. The researcher should find no difference in colour discrimination accuracy between the two groups.
B) Colour discrimination accuracy is the dependent variable. The researcher should find that colour discrimination accuracy is higher among the Canadian than among the Dani participants.
C) Participant group is the dependent variable. The researcher should find no difference in colour discrimination accuracy between the two groups.
D) Participant group is the dependent variable. The researcher should find that colour discrimination accuracy is higher among the Canadian than among the Dani participants.

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The dependent variable is the outcome the researcher is measuring, which in this case is colour discrimination accuracy. There should be no inherent difference in basic colour discrimination ability between the two groups, as this is a fundamental perceptual skill.

A Researcher Shows Pairs of Colour Patches to Canadian University