RESEARCH STUDY 12.1 Dr. Fletcher Is Interested in Whether Joining a Fraternity/sorority Causes

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RESEARCH STUDY 12.1
Dr. Fletcher is interested in whether joining a fraternity/sorority causes people to become more concerned about their attractiveness and appearance. He recruits a group of 55 freshmen (25 males, 30 females) who are planning to go through fraternity/sorority recruitment on his campus. After they join, he gives them a measure of attractiveness/appearance concern (the Body Concern Scale) .
-Refer to Research Study 12.1 above to answer the following question. In addition to measuring the body concern of the participants who joined a fraternity/sorority both immediately before and immediately after they join,Dr.Fletcher measures them for the three weeks before and the three weeks after.This type of design would be able to better address which of the following threats to internal validity?

• A) Placebo effect
• B) History
• C) Selection-history
• D) Experimenter bias
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Eating Habits

Patterns of eating, including the types of food, portion sizes, and the timing of meals, which can affect an individual's health.

Food Preferences

The individual likes and dislikes of different foods, often influenced by cultural, social, or personal factors.

Body Mass Index (BMI)

A measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.

Cultural Dietary Restrictions

Dietary limitations based on cultural, religious, or personal beliefs that dictate the exclusion of certain foods or ingredients from one's diet.