Question

A ______ ______ is only achieved through control and involves a specific change in one event (dependent variable) that can reliably be produced by specific manipulations of another event (independent variable), and the change in the dependent variable is unlikely to be the result of other extraneous factors (confounding variables).

a. Hypothetical construct.
b. Explanatory fiction.
c. Functional relation.
d. None of the above

Answer 1

functional relation

Answer 2

Answer: c) Functional relation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Functional relation is defined as situation in which a variable tends to get change or manipulated according to the other variable's value. Changes that cause change in dependent event through the alteration made in independent variable display functional relation.

Other options are incorrect because creation of any hypothetical plot and explanatory fiction are not the terms for creating alteration in independent variable to observe manipulation in dependent component.Thus, the correct option is option(c).