An experiment in compensatory reading instruction is conducted with students who had low scores on a reading performance test. Students are pretested and posttested. The likely threat to internal validity is:

a. maturation.
b. instrumentation.
c. experimental mortality.
d. statistical regression.


d

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a. categorizes data into manageable segments. b. makes connections between and across categories of data. c. reviews data for specific categories. d. compares each unit with previous categories to determine if a new code is needed.

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a. Chicken pox b. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) c. Diphtheria d. German measles (rubella)

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Indicate whether the statement is true(T) or false(F).

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A. Work that workers feel passionate about B. Feeling sympathy with co-workers performing roles they don’t like C. ‘Faking’ emotions to please customers and others D. Dealing with conflicts of social identity E. Having the role of providing services to clients who are emotionally distressed

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