If we believe we are studying the effect of TV watching on ADHD but we are in reality studying the effect of poverty on ADHD or TV watching we have a
A)third variable problem
B) two variable problem
C) reliability problem
D) validity problem

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This scenario describes a third variable problem, where an unaccounted variable (in this case, poverty) is affecting both the independent variable (TV watching) and the dependent variable (ADHD), potentially confounding the results.

If We Believe We Are Studying the Effect of TV