An Example of the Instrumentation Threat to Internal Validity Is

question 7

Multiple Choice

An example of the instrumentation threat to internal validity is:

• A) Questions in the survey are periodically reworded
• B) Standardized tests are used
• C) The experimenter leaves the room during the test
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Behavior

The range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment.

Frequency

The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light).

B.F. Skinner

An influential American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism, particularly the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reward or punishment.