If You Were Interested in Determining Whether a Possible Interaction

question 101

Multiple Choice

If you were interested in determining whether a possible interaction effect existed between an extraneous variable and the independent variable, you should use what technique to control for the influence of the extraneous variable?

• A) Hold the extraneous variable constant
• B) Make the extraneous variable into another independent variable and include it in the study
• C) Match the participants who will be in the study
• D) Counterbalancing

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