Which of the following make it difficult to make causal interpretations of experimental results?
A) independent variables
B) dependent variables
C) constant variables
D) confounded variables
E) none of the above

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Confounded variables make it difficult to make causal interpretations of experimental results because they are variables that are not controlled for in the experiment but that may still have an effect on the dependent variable. Thus, it is difficult to attribute the observed effects solely to the independent variable being tested. The other choices (independent variables, dependent variables, and constant variables) do not necessarily make it difficult to make causal interpretations of experimental results.

Which of the Following Make It Difficult to Make Causal