________ Threats to Internal Validity Refer to Data Outcomes That

question 55

Multiple Choice

________ threats to internal validity refer to data outcomes that are not the result of the experimental manipulation,but are instead the result of changes in the data collection instrument.

• A)Interaction
• B)Testing
• C)Instrumentation
• D)Historical
• E)Researcher bias

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