An experimenter had one group of participants eat ice cream that was packaged in a red carton, whereas another group of particip
ants ate the same flavor ice cream from a green carton. Participants then indicated how much they liked the ice cream by rating the taste on a 1 5 scale. The independent variable in this experiment was the: a. ice cream ratings.b. gender of the participant.c. color of the carton.d. flavor of the ice cream.
The central idea is the central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.
