Brook (2011) correctly predicted that ecological footprint (EF) feedback would affect people differently depending on how tightly linked their self worth was to environmentalism (ESW) In other words, the results of this study showed a(n) ______________ between EF feedback and ESW.

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An interaction is the appropriate choice because Brook's study found that the relationship between EF feedback and ESW is not simply a correlation or quasi-correlation, but rather depends on the level of ESW. Thus, the interaction between EF feedback and ESW determines the effect on individuals. A confound occurs when an outside variable affects the outcome of the study and may be eliminated through control measures, but this is not the case in Brook's study.

Brook (2011) Correctly Predicted That Ecological Footprint (EF) Feedback Would