Margaret, a researcher, wants to conduct a field experiment to determine the effects of a shopping mall's ambience on the purchasing behavior of consumers. However, she has to deal with other influencing factors such as noise, crowd, and space distribution. She wants to avoid them by using randomization. In this scenario, noise, crowd, and space are ________ variables.

A. linear
B. construct
C. extraneous
D. internal


Answer: C

Psychology

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