A Post Hoc Fallacy Means a Researcher Has Made What

question 105

Multiple Choice

A post hoc fallacy means a researcher has made what type of error?

• A) An error in the design of the pretest and posttest phase of the research
• B) An error based on the belief that posttest scores can be understood without ANCOVA results
• C) The belief that what came first necessarily caused whatever came after
• D) An error of researcher ethics where the researcher has to inform participants of a change in the study

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