The Research Participants in the Control Group May Get the Information

question 59

Multiple Choice

The research participants in the control group may get the information on the treatment that the participants in the experimental group receive, which can contaminate the study outcome. This threat to internal validity refers to

• A) mortality.
• B) diffusion of treatment.
• C) compensatory rivalry.
• D) experimenter expectancy.

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