The type of variable that can contaminate the results of an experiment and may be an alternative to a causal relationship is known as a (n) : A. antecedent variable B. criterion variable C. extraneous variable D. predictor variable

The correct answer to the following question will be Option C (Extraneous variable).

Explanation:

These all seem to be variables that aren't the underlying factor or independent variable, but this may influence the investigation's performance, this could infect the study's findings and could be an approximation to something like a causal connection or link. It was possible to monitor such factors because they could be large sufficiently offer potential reasons for the results.