To Make Sure That Unintended Variables Do Not Confound a Study

question 54

Multiple Choice

To make sure that unintended variables do not confound a study, many potential variables

• A) Are kept constant, or the same, across conditions
• B) Can be made to co-vary with the independent variable
• C) Are ignored
• D) Are transformed into another measurement scale

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