When the Groups in a Quasi-Experiment Were Not Equivalent at the Beginning

question 17

Multiple Choice

When the groups in a quasi-experiment were not equivalent at the beginning of the study, _________ may compromise internal validity.

• A)maturation
• B)regression to the mean
• C)selection bias
• D)pretest-posttest contamination

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