A teacher wants to find out if a problem-based history program is superior to the regular history curriculum being used. The motivation and intelligence of the students participating in the new and the regular history programs would be considered __________ variables.
A)independent
B)dependent
C)extraneous
D)control

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The motivation and intelligence of the students are considered extraneous variables because they are variables that the researcher is not studying directly but can affect the outcome of the research if not controlled. These factors could influence the results outside of the independent variable (the type of history program) being tested.

A Teacher Wants to Find Out If a Problem-Based History