One "Additive/interaction Threat" to the Nonequivalent Comparison-Group Design Might Occur

question 32

Multiple Choice

One "additive/interaction threat" to the nonequivalent comparison-group design might occur is one group of participants becomes more experienced, tired, or bored than those in the other group. What is this threat?

• A) Selection-attrition
• B) Selection-maturation
• C) Selection-instrumentation
• D) Selection-regression

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