Question

Suppose you want to find out if using smart glasses while driving a car affects the likelihood of having an accident. Driving ability as defined by the scores achieved on a test of driving ability would be the ____ variable
A. Dependent

B. Independent

C. Extraneous

D. Control

Answer 1

ANSWER:

Driving ability as defined by the "scores" achieved on a "test of driving ability" would be the Dependent variable.

EXPLANATION:

• Driving ability would be a dependent variable because it depends on the use of smart glasses.

• The smart glasses in this experiment would act as the controllers as they would control the driving ability.

• The smart glasses can either help in driving safely or unsafely. The use of smart glasses can also cause an accident to occur.

• A dependent variable in an experiment is any variable which is being measured and which depends on the "independent variable or controller".

• Driving ability in this case is dependent on smart glasses and so it is a dependent variable.