The Threat to Internal Validity That Is Defined as the Natural

question 9

Multiple Choice

The threat to internal validity that is defined as the natural changes that occur over time with individuals is called:

• A) Testing
• B) History
• C) Maturation
• D) Instrumentation

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Definitions:

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Paradigm

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