Ken Is Planning on Studying the Influence of Intelligence on the Ability

question 84

Multiple Choice

Ken is planning on studying the influence of intelligence on the ability to recall events from the 1960s. If Ken does not account for variables such as age that could also influence one's ability to recall these events, age could be considered a(n) __________

• A) random variable.
• B) dependent variable.
• C) confounding variable.
• D) independent variable.

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