(Scenario II) Which of the Following May Have Been a Confounding

question 107

Multiple Choice

(Scenario II) Which of the following may have been a confounding variable in the study described in Scenario II?

• A) the order in which the faces were presented
• B) collecting data from two independent universities
• C) if the faces were familiar to the participants
• D) if the same researcher ran each participant

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