Could there be any possible confounding variables? Please identify and name each confounding variable.
Renee (a 24-year-old master’s student) was studying attitudes towards poverty using a questionnaire about charity. She hypothesized that middle-class participants would express more support for charity when viewing an impoverished dressed experimenter, compared to a wealthy dressed experimenter. Renee randomly assigned a group of wealthy college students to have their questionnaire administered by her or by her male advisor, a 50-year-old professor of psychology. She conducted the study in two identical classrooms at the same time of day. Renee found that the students tested in her impoverished condition reported more support for charity, compared to the students tested by her advisor. She concluded that the apparent wealth of the researcher can make individuals express more liberal charitable attitudes.
Could there be any possible confounding variables? Please identify and name each confounding variable.
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