When the effects of two or more variables are mixed and it becomes impossible to decide which variable is causing experimental effects, it leads to ________.

A) stereotyping
B) self-objectification
C) autonomy
D) confounding

Confounding

In research and statistics, describes a situation where the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable is mixed with the effect of another variable, complicating the analysis and interpretation of results.

Experimental Effects

The changes or outcomes observed in an experimental setting, attributable to the manipulation of independent variables.

Autonomy

The capacity to make independent choices and to have self-governance, often discussed in the context of moral, ethical, or political theory.