A researcher finds that males make fewer errors than females when working in a competitive situation. However, women make fewer errors than men when working in a cooperative situation. This is an example of
A) a confound.
B) two manipulated independent variables.
C) an interaction.
D) a failure to replicate.

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The results here show an interaction effect, where the relationship between gender and error rate depends on the situation, competitive or cooperative. This is not a confound or a failure to replicate, and there is only one independent variable being manipulated (the situation), so B is not correct.

A Researcher Finds That Males Make Fewer Errors Than Females