A Researcher Finds That Males Make Fewer Errors Than Females

question 52

Multiple Choice

A researcher finds that males make fewer errors than females when working in a competitive situation. However, women make fewer errors than men when working in a cooperative situation. This is an example of

• A) a confound.
• B) two manipulated independent variables.
• C) an interaction.
• D) a failure to replicate.

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