During the First Treatment Condition of a Within-Subjects Experiment, the Participants

question 11

Multiple Choice

During the first treatment condition of a within-subjects experiment, the participants learn a new skill that helps improve their performance in later treatment conditions. For this study, the internal validity is threatened by ____.

• A) history effects
• B) instrumentation
• C) order effects
• D) regression toward the mean

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Definitions:

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, a psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory in psychology concerning human motivation.

Creativeness

The ability to produce original and unusual ideas, or to make something new or imaginative.

Self-actualizers

Individuals who have realized their potentialities and seek personal growth, fulfilling their highest capacities.

Maslow

A rephrased definition for Maslow's Theory: Abraham Maslow's hierarchical framework that outlines a sequence of human needs from basic physiological needs to complex psychological growth needs culminating in self-actualization.