Forrester found a strong positive relationship between participation in high school extracurricular activities and community involvement as adults. He controlled for gender and the relationship between high school extracurricular activities and community involvement was nonexistent for both men and women. Which type of elaboration analysis is this?
A)replication
B)explanation
C)interpretation
D)specification
E)extension

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Explanation analysis occurs when the initial relationship between two variables disappears after controlling for a third variable, suggesting that the third variable explains the original relationship. In this case, controlling for gender made the relationship between extracurricular activities and community involvement disappear, indicating an explanation.

Forrester Found a Strong Positive Relationship Between Participation in High