A Researcher Conducts an Experiment on Memory Strategies Where the Research

question 123

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducts an experiment on memory strategies where the research assistant unknowingly runs control participants only in the afternoon and the experimental group only in the morning. Time of day in this case very well might be a(n) :

• A) Independent variable
• B) Dependent variable
• C) Mediating variable
• D) Confounding variable

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