The Factors That Researchers Control or Manipulate in Order to Determine

question 69

Multiple Choice

The factors that researchers control or manipulate in order to determine their effect on behavior are called the

• A)intervention variables.
• B)independent variables.
• C)dependent variables.
• D)confounding variables.

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Definitions:

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Gestalt Psychologist

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