If a Study Lasts for an Appreciable Period of Time

question 90

Short Answer

If a study lasts for an appreciable period of time, participants might learn new things or grow wiser in some way, thereby producing a threat to internal validity known as ________.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Time Standards

Established benchmarks for the time required to complete specific tasks, used for planning and evaluating productivity.

Performance Ratings

Evaluations of an individual's or entity's achievements or output against predefined standards or objectives.

Standard Setting

The process of establishing benchmarks, norms, or levels of quality that products, services, or competencies should meet or exceed.

Work Sampling

A statistical technique used to estimate the proportion of time spent by workers on various activities, through random observations over a period.