RESEARCH STUDY 13

question 5

Essay

RESEARCH STUDY 13.4: Dr.Fletcher is interested in understanding whether joining a fraternity/sorority causes people to become more concerned about their attractiveness and appearance.He recruits a group of 55 freshmen (25 males, 30 females) who are planning to go through fraternity/sorority recruitment on his campus.After they join, he gives them a measure of attractiveness concern/appearance concern (the Body Concern Scale, where higher scores indicate higher body concerns).
In addition to measuring the group of participants who joined a fraternity/sorority, Dr.Fletcher decides to give the same measure to another group of 55 participants who decided to not join a fraternity/sorority.Based on the results below, explain whether Dr.Fletcher should be concerned about a history threat to internal validity.

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Definitions:

Freedom To Farm Act

A law passed in 1996 that revamped 60 years of U.S. farm policy by ending price supports and acreage allotments for wheat, corn, barley, oats, sorghum, rye, cotton, and rice.

U.S. Farm Subsidies

Government payments and financial support to farmers in the United States, aimed at stabilizing agriculture markets and incomes.

U.S. Farm Policy

A collection of laws and regulations that aim to support the agricultural sector in the United States through various means such as subsidies, price supports, and conservation initiatives.

Overallocation

The distribution of more resources or a larger share than is sustainable or equitable in a specific context.