What Does It Mean to Say That a Study Fails

question 34

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to say that a study fails the "individual-subject validity" test?

• A)it means that sample size is too small
• B)it means that the individuals in the study do not behave as predicted by the hypothesis
• C)it means that the overall conclusion is not reflected in the behavior of individual participants
• D)it means that leakage occurred - too many of the individual participants in the study knew the true hypothesis ahead of time

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