A Nursing Student Is Reviewing a Research Study in Which

question 18

Multiple Choice

A nursing student is reviewing a research study in which researchers used pretest/posttest design to examine the effect of an AIDS education intervention on teenagers' knowledge level over a school year.What threats to internal validity could be present? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Maturation
• B) Selection effects
• C) Reactivity
• D) Hawthorne effect
• E) Testing

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Definitions:

Individual Refers

Likely a typo or incorrect term, thus NO.

Generation

A group of individuals born and living contemporaneously, who have similar ideas, problems, attitudes, and are often defined by specific cultural trends.

Values

Core beliefs or principles that guide an individual's actions and judgments, influencing their behavior and attitudes towards others and situations.

Self-Awareness

The conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires, often considered key to personal development.