In one study, students read a fictitious job application. The applications are identical except that half have a female name ("Joan") and half have a male name ("John"). The students rate the likelihood of an applicant succeeding at the job. Which of the following statements is the best example of controlling for a possible confound in this example? Group of answer choices Keeping the content of the applications identical. Having fictitious applications. Keeping the first letter of the names the same for both applications. Ensuring participants are all the same age.
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In this case, the potential confounders could be differences in the content of the applications, the familiarity or commonness of the names, the age of the participants, or any other factors that might influence how the students rate the likelihood of an applicant Show more…
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