2. Coca-Cola tested a version of Diet Coke containing a new type of
flavoring. Cans without the new flavoring were given to 500 test subjects
in group A, and cans with the new flavoring were given to 500 subjects in
group B. In this experiment, the individuals in group B served as the
0 a. dependent variable
O bf control group
c. experimental group
O d. independent variable