In the textbook example, impulse control helps explain why a correlation between alcohol use and engaging in risky sex. In this case, impulse control is a ______ variable.
A)predictor
B)criterion
C)mediating
D)moderating

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Impulse control is a mediating variable because it explains the mechanism through which alcohol use leads to engaging in risky sex.

In the Textbook Example, Impulse Control Helps Explain Why a Correlation