Preventing an Extraneous Variable from Becoming a Confounding Variable by Holding

question 58

True/False

Preventing an extraneous variable from becoming a confounding variable by holding it constant can result in a threat to external validity.

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Definitions:

Read-Only Memory (ROM)

A type of non-volatile memory used in computers and electronic devices, storing data permanently and typically containing the system's firmware.

Swap File

A file on a hard disk used as a temporary storage area for data that cannot be held in the main system memory.

Virtual Memory

A memory management capability of an operating system that uses hardware and software to allow a computer to compensate for physical memory shortages, temporarily transferring data from random access memory (RAM) to disk storage.

Hard Drive

A data storage device used in computers and some other digital systems to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks coated with magnetic material.