Dr. Dalbey is studying the effects of fatigue on aggression. He hypothesizes that the more fatigue a person is experiencing, the more aggressively the person will behave. Unbeknownst to Dr. Dalbey, the participants' level of hunger also had an impact on their aggression. Hunger could thus be a(n) ____ variable.?
a. ?independent
b. ?dependent
c. ?confounding
d. ?intervening
ANSWER:
c
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