The presence of extraneous factors in a study that affect the dependent variable and can decrease the internal validity of the study is the ______ variable problem.
A) predicator
B) outcome
C) third
D) negative

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The presence of extraneous factors is referred to as a third variable problem. This is because there may be a third variable that affects both the independent and dependent variables, leading to a spurious relationship between them. The other choices, such as predictor and outcome variables, do not accurately reflect the concept being described in the question.

The Presence of Extraneous Factors in a Study That Affect