Which of the Following Is NOT True of Selection Effects

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of selection effects?

• A)Selection effects are a type of confound.
• B)Selection effects can occur when experimenters allow participants to choose their own treatment group.
• C)Selection effects are unimportant for interrogating internal validity.
• D)Selection effects can occur when researchers assign one type of person to one treatment group and another type of person to another treatment group.

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