Which of the Following Could Be Used to Eliminate the Confounding

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be used to eliminate the confounding influence of extraneous variables?

• A) holding the variable constant
• B) rejecting the participant that is above or below a certain criteria
• C) using random assignment
• D) a and c

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