A threat to internal validity refers to ______.

A. various aspects of the intervention
B. a danger in the intervention identified by research that has been done on its effect for the client
C. the aspects of the intervention that have proven to be least effective
D. things other than the intervention that might be the cause of the measured client growth


Ans: D

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