________ Refers to a Threat to Internal Validity That Occurs

question 11

Multiple Choice

________ refers to a threat to internal validity that occurs because measuring the dependent variable causes a change in the dependent variable.

• A) History
• B) Maturation
• C) Testing
• D) Instrumentation

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Definitions:

Classificatory System

An organized method for categorizing and grouping entities based on common characteristics or relationships.

Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus was an 18th-century Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature.

Natural Selection

A key mechanism of evolution, where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Creation Story

A myth or narrative explaining how the world and its inhabitants came into existence, often found in religious or cultural traditions.