Whenever the partial relationships are essentially the same as the original relationship, the term assigned to the result, regardless of whether the test variable is antecedent or intervening, is a(n)
a. spurious relationship.
b. explanation.
c. specification.
d. replication.
e. interpretation.
D
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A. strengthen B. grow C. mature D. deteriorate
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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