Which Two Factors Are Confounded (Unable to Be Separated) When

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which two factors are confounded (unable to be separated) when measures of computer attitudes made today on a sample of 70-year-olds today are compared with measures of computer attitudes made 10 years ago on a sample of 70-year-olds?

• A)Cohort and time of measurement
• B)Age and cohort
• C)Age and time of measurement
• D)Nothing is confounded in this study

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