______ variables are considered to be either uncontrolled or unknown factors that can potentially affect the results or the response to the dependent variable.

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Extraneous variables are uncontrolled or unknown factors that can potentially affect the results or the response to the dependent variable. Confounding variables are also uncontrolled factors that can affect the results, but they are specifically related to the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Independent variables are the factors that the researcher intentionally manipulates in a study, while control variables are factors that the researcher intentionally keeps constant in order to isolate the effects of the independent variable.

______ Variables Are Considered to Be Either Uncontrolled or Unknown