When a Variable That Is Not of Interest in a Study

question 43

Multiple Choice

When a variable that is not of interest in a study may explain the results of a study is a ______.

• A) high internal validity
• B) third variable problem
• C) experimenter bias
• D) low reliability

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Definitions:

Advantages

Benefits or favorable factors that enhance one's ability to succeed or achieve certain objectives.

Disadvantages

Negative or less favorable aspects, outcomes, or conditions that affect or impede someone or something.

Sympathetic Division

A part of the autonomic nervous system that activates what is often termed the fight or flight response.

Parasympathetic Division

A branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy and slowing down the body's responses.