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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Definitions:

Teenage Pregnancies

Pregnancies occurring in girls aged 13 to 19, often posing significant health, social, and economic challenges.

Socioeconomic Disparities

Differences in wealth, education, and occupation status among various social groups, often leading to unequal access to resources.

Virginity Pledges

Promises made by individuals, typically teenagers, to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage, often as part of organized efforts to promote abstinence.

Singlehood

The state of being unmarried or not involved in a romantic partnership, which may be a personal choice or circumstance.