In a Study Comparing Two Nonequivalent Groups, a Selection by History

question 12

Multiple Choice

In a study comparing two nonequivalent groups, a selection by history confound occurs when

• A)some event intervenes between pretest and posttest and affects just one of the groups
• B)some event intervenes between pretest and posttest and affects both selected groups equally
• C)selection influences one of the groups and history influences the other
• D)some historical event causes a failure of the random assignment procedure

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