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Confounding Variables in AP Psychology

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Definition

These are factors other than the independent variable that may cause a result in an experiment, making it difficult to determine if the results were due to the independent variable or these other factors.

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Topic 1.3: 1.3 Defining Psychological Science: The Experimental Method

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