What Is One Way to Combat Issues of Internal Validity

question 25

Multiple Choice

What is one way to combat issues of internal validity?

• A) Do not ask people about things that occurred in the past.
• B) Conduct longitudinal studies versus cross-sectional studies.
• C) Never conduct a cross-sectional design.
• D) Conduct longitudinal studies versus cross-sectional studies AND do not ask people about things that occurred in the past.
• E) Issues of internal validity cannot be avoided.

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