The "third variable" issue refers to

a. the possibility that two variables are correlated because both are caused by a third variable.
b. the ambiguity introduced when doing more complex research with more than two variables.
c. not considering "age" as a variable when doing developmental research.
d. the influence of the IV in quantitative experimental research.


A

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