While Conducting Research on Intelligence the Experimenters Were Very Careful

question 122

Multiple Choice

While conducting research on intelligence the experimenters were very careful to control for unwanted variability in such factors as age, gender, ethnic background, and socioeconomic status. They did this in order to avoid or minimize the influence of:

• A)extraneous or confounding variables.
• B)dependent or outcome variables.
• C)demand characteristics.
• D)practice effects.

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