Latona Did an Experiment at a Military Barracks Over the Space

question 73

Multiple Choice

Latona did an experiment at a military barracks over the space of a few months to examine the effect of group size on group morale.He randomly assigned soldiers to the experimental and control groups and did a pretest and posttest.Midway through the experiment,some of the soldiers were re-assigned to different stations across the U.S.causing the sample size to drop.Which source of internal invalidity does this example reflect?

• A)history
• B)maturation
• C)instrumentation
• D)selection biases
• E)mortality

Understand the concepts of gross and net investment and their impact on the economy.

Identify the factors that influence the level of investment in an economy.

Understand the role of interest rates, profit expectations, and economic cycles in investment decisions.

Recognize the differences between various types of investments and financial instruments.

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Genetic Inheritance

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