Ken is planning on studying the influence of intelligence on the ability to recall events from the 1960s.If Ken does not account for variables such as age that could also influence one's ability to recall these events,age could be considered a/an:
A)random variable.
B)dependent variable.
C)confounding variable.
D)independent variable.

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A confounding variable is a variable that correlates with both the independent and dependent variables in a study, making it difficult to determine the true effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. In this case, age is a confounding variable because it is likely to be related to both intelligence and the ability to recall events from the 1960s. If Ken does not account for age in his study, he may mistake age-related effects for effects of intelligence on recall.

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