Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more focused for the rest of the day. Identify the dependent variable.

Spending time with a family dog decreases the amount of stress someone is feeling. What is the dependent variable?

Eating breakfast in the morning increases the ability to learn in school. Identify the independent variable.

What is Ms. Lawyer's favorite park at Walt Disney World?

Students watched a cartoon either alone or with others, then rated how funny they found the cartoon to be on a scale of 1-10. Identify the independent variable.

One group of students read a reading passage in silence and one group of students read the passage with the TV on in the background. They both took a comprehension test to see what they understood from the passage and the results were compared. Identify the dependent variable.

What team is it?

Workers at a company were assigned to one of two conditions: One group completed a stress management training system; another group of workers did not participate in the training. The number of sick days taken by these workers was counted and studied for the next 2 months. Identify the dependent variable.

Students at a local college were split into two groups and each received a different textbook for a course. Once group received a traditional textbook while the other recieved an interactive textbook on a tablet computer. After the course, the final exam grades between the two groups of students were compared. Identify the independent variable.