Evaluating Operational Definitions Jay's Experiment Was a Disaster

question 40

Multiple Choice

Evaluating Operational Definitions Jay's experiment was a disaster.He assigned the most attractive female subjects to the experimental condition and then lost several of them due to his shameless flirting.In contrast, he lost none of the control subjects.Jay endangered his experiment with a ____ threat.

• A)maturation
• B)selection
• C)selection interaction
• D)subject mortality

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