Shayla Conducts a Study in Which a Confederate Dresses Up

question 44

Multiple Choice

Shayla conducts a study in which a confederate dresses up either in nice clothes or shabby clothes. The confederate goes to the mall and asks people for directions. Shayla hypothesizes that more people will help the confederate when he is nicely dressed rather than shabbily dressed. Which of the following represents control of an extraneous variable?

• A) The type of clothing worn by the confederate at the mall
• B) The number of people who stop to give directions
• C) The same student is used as the confederate (sometimes dressed in nice clothes and sometimes dressed in shabby clothes)
• D) None of the above.