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A confounding variable is an example of _________________, whereas an extraneous variable is an example of __________.

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A confounding variable is an example of systematic error, whereas an extraneous variable is an example of random error.
A confounding variable is a variable other than the independent variable that is found to vary systematically among the conditions. The systematic error varies among the conditions, so it is a confounding variable. The random error, on the other hand are something that the experimenter cannot control.
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