A Nursing Student Is Reviewing a Research Study in Which

question 31

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Threatened Domain

An area or aspect of an individual's life or identity that feels at risk or under attack, causing stress or defensive reactions.

Positive Stereotypes

Generalizations about a group that are seen in a positive light, but can still have restrictive effects by limiting individual expression.

Extreme Thinness

An unhealthy condition characterized by an insufficient body weight, often associated with eating disorders.

Anorexia

An eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight and a refusal to maintain a healthy body weight.