Brandon got hypnotized at a student life activity as part of a performance. the crowd laughed as brandon was told by the hypnotist to recite the pledge of allegiance in martian. afterward, his friends speculated that brandon was not faking hypnosis, but he was behaving as he expected hypnotized people to behave. this represents the theory of hypnosis.

Dr. redbull conducts a study to determine whether her new energy drink children perform better on spelling tests. she randomly assigns children to one of two groups: group 1 receives her energy drink and group 2 receives water. she then gives both groups a spelling test and compares the results. which of the following is true about this study? a. group 1 is the dependent variable and group 2 is the independent variable. b. this is a correlational study. c. group 2 is the experimental group. d. the independent variable is the type of drink the children receive.