When We Are Concerned That Because of Media Coverage of Violence

question 46

Multiple Choice

When we are concerned that because of media coverage of violence in schools that research participants' ideas and attitudes about the topic of gun control have changed between the time we first measured them and the second time we measured them after the treatment was administered,we are dealing with the threat to internal validity known as

• A)selection bias.
• B)history.
• C)maturation.
• D)testing effect.
• E)mortality.

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Definitions:

Corporal Punishment

Physical punishment, such as caning or flogging, used as a method to discipline.

Physical Force

The use of bodily strength or power as a means to impact, manipulate, or control persons or objects.

Illegal

Contrary to or forbidden by law.

Hierarchical Forms

Organizational or societal structures that rank individuals or groups in a top-down manner, often based on power, status, or authority.