A Confounding Variable in an Experiment Is an Uncontrolled Variable

question 1

Multiple Choice

A confounding variable in an experiment is an uncontrolled variable that:

• A)increases the internal validity of the experiment
• B)reduces the problem of expectancy effects
• C)is produced by random assignment
• D)varies systematically with the independent variable

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