A Factor Other Than the Independent Variable That Might Produce

question 269

Multiple Choice

A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment is called a

• A) wording effect.
• B) correlation coefficient.
• C) placebo effect.
• D) confounding variable.

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