A moderating variable is
A) something that influences the connection between two other variables.
B) something that causes alcoholics not to have as strong a reaction to alcohol as earlier.
C) something that causes some alcoholics not to have as much impairment as others.
D) something that makes a person more or less likely to inherit a disorder such as alcoholism.

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A moderating variable is one that affects the strength or direction of the relationship between two other variables, altering the impact of one variable on another.

A Moderating Variable Is