In an experiment, a group of participants ate ice cream that was packaged in a red carton and another group of participants ate ice cream of the same flavor packaged in a green carton. Participants were asked to rate the ice cream on a scale of 1 to 5. In this scenario, the independent variable is the

A. gender of the participants.
B. participants' ratings.
C. flavor of the ice cream.
D. color of the carton.

Answer: D

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