Confounding Variables Primarily Threaten the ______ of a Study

question 18

Multiple Choice

Confounding variables primarily threaten the ______ of a study.

• A) external validity
• B) internal validity
• C) reliability
• D) third variable

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Definitions:

Cyclothymia

A mood disorder characterized by periods of mild depression and periods of hypomania, which are less severe than those in bipolar disorder.

Pleasurable

Describing an experience or sensation that is enjoyable and brings happiness or satisfaction.

Unipolar

Referring to mood disorders that involve only one emotional pole, such as depression, without episodes of mania.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memory, and sense of identity, formerly known as multiple personality disorder.