In a study comparing testosterone with aggression levels, it is later realized that some of the participants had been watching a wrestling match on the waiting room prior to measuring their baseline testosterone levels. This may have affected their baseline result. What is this called?
A) Conflicting condition
B) Control
C) Confounding variable
D) Cohort effects

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The presence of the wrestling match may have affected the participants' baseline testosterone levels, which could confound the results of the study. This means that the wrestling match is a confounding variable, which is a variable that is related to both the independent and dependent variables in a study and may affect the results. It is important to control for confounding variables in order to accurately measure the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

In a Study Comparing Testosterone with Aggression Levels, It Is