Maturation is a threat to internal validity and means
A) that the subject (participant) is too immature.
B) that the subject quits the experiment before it is completed.
C) that a biological or emotional process within the participants that is not part of the independent variable induces a change in the dependent variable.
D) that the experiment is ripe.
C
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A) Magna Carta B) Declaration of Independence C) Articles of Confederation D) Constitution of the United States E) Charter of Great Britain
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A. Families B. Political parties C. Historical references D. The current presidents E. Adult peer groups and mass media
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a. in marriage law b. in divorce custody cases c. employment in certain female-dominated occupations d. travel restrictions
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a. measure the dependent variable quantitatively b. randomly assign participants to groups c. manipulate the independent variable d. make multiple measures of the dependent variable