A Threat to Internal Validity Occurs Only If a Potential

question 17

Multiple Choice

A threat to internal validity occurs only if a potential design confound varies ______________ with the independent variable.

• A) Haphazardly
• B) Systematically
• C) Selectively
• D) Spontaneously
• E) Cyclically

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