Dr. Ikeda conducts an experiment on the effect of physical beauty on being hired for a job, and has both attractive and unattractive individuals apply for the same job. However, he fails to control for the possibility that the attractive applicants have better resumes. In this case, the quality of the resumes is considered a(n) ____.
A) confounding variable
B) dependent variable
C) experimental variable
D) independent variable

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The quality of the resumes is a confounding variable because it could influence the hiring decision and also be related to physical attractiveness. This means that it could explain the results of the experiment, making it difficult to determine whether physical attractiveness had a direct impact on being hired for the job.

Dr Ikeda Conducts an Experiment on the Effect of Physical