If You Wanted to Make Sure That Fingernail Biting Was

question 42

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to make sure that fingernail biting was a good way to classify your participants regarding their anxiety level by also testing them with the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, you would have used an)

• A) validity verification
• B) generalization evaluation
• C) manipulation check
• D) extraneous variable

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