Regression to the Mean Is Most Likely to Be a Threat

question 4

Multiple Choice

Regression to the mean is most likely to be a threat to internal validity when

• A)the sample size is small.
• B)adolescents are being studied.
• C)participants are not assigned randomly assigned to conditions.
• D)the sample was chosen because it had low or high scores on the dependent variable.

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