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elcamino.instructure.com Best of Luck D Question 16 4 pts Jack conducts an exper

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elcamino.instructure.com Best of Luck D Question 16 4 pts Jack conducts an experiment to see whether fear makes mice run through mazes faster. He first selected a sample of 60 mice and then divided them into a control group and an experimental group. He plays a loud sound for the experimental group and induces fear into them. He noticed that the control group mice were running faster. He discovers that someone left a piece of cheese accidently at the end of the maze for the control group which should not have been there. 16. What is the confounding variable from the study above? how fast the mice ran through the maze cheese O loud sound none of the above 4 Previous Next

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The correct answer is Option 2. Cheese is the confounding variable in the study as it can impact the IV-DV relationship.