Identify the Risk Associated with Pretests

question 59

Multiple Choice

Identify the risk associated with pretests.

• A)A pretest does not necessarily enable a researcher to assess mortality effects.
• B)A pretest does not accurately depict whether the people who withdrew were any different from those who completed the study.
• C)A pretest tends to induce subjects to behave differently than they would without the pretest.
• D)A pretest fails to provide accurate scores, although intuitively pretesting seems like a good idea.

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