A Researcher Wants to Find Out Whether Gross Motor Coordination

question 2

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to find out whether gross motor coordination is better in the morning or in the afternoon.To measure coordination,participants balance a book on their heads first in the morning and then in the afternoon.What is confounded with the independent variable?

• A) Practice is confounded with the time of day.
• B) Practice is confounded with participants.
• C) The participants aren't matched.
• D) There is no confound for the independent variable.

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