Phyllis found a strong relationship between a student's level of academic achievement and whether they came from a single-parent or two-parent home. In a trivariate table, she controlled for the student's race. She then found that the relationship held only for Asian students. In the elaboration paradigm, this is an example of
A. a replication pattern.
B. a specification pattern.
C. an explanation pattern.
D. an interpretation pattern.
E. ex post facto hypothesizing.
Answer Key: B