RESEARCH QUESTION 12.4 Dr. Fletcher Is Interested in Whether Joining a Fraternity/sorority Causes

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RESEARCH QUESTION 12.4
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, where higher scores indicate higher body concerns).
-Refer to Research Study 12.4 above to answer the following question.
In addition to measuring the group of participants who joined a fraternity/sorority,Dr.Fletcher decides to give the same measure to another group of 55 participants who decided to not join a fraternity/sorority.Based on the results below,explain whether Dr.Fletcher should be concerned about a maturation threat to internal validity.

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Dishonor

In legal and financial contexts, dishonor refers to the failure to fulfill an obligation, such as when a check is not honored by a bank due to insufficient funds.

Negotiable Note

A financial instrument containing a promise to pay a certain amount of money, either on demand or at a future date, which is transferable by endorsement.

Holder In Due Course

A legal term describing a person who has acquired a negotiable instrument in good faith and for value, thereby granting certain rights in excess of the original payee.

Notification

The act of informing someone about something, typically in a formal or official manner.