A study compared the results from an experiment. Participants in the treatment group were selected from a private school with strong parental support and participants in the control group were selected from a public school without strong parental support. This is an example of which type of threat to internal validity?
a) Participant effects
b) Instrumentation
c) Selection
d) Pretesting effect
c
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Which of the following statements is true of the relationship of inclusion and school reform?
a. Policymakers are obligated to uphold the right of children with disabilities to achieve their educational goals. b. Inclusion and school reform perpetuates inequities in education. c. There is no relationship between inclusion and school reform d. Policymakers are not obligated to uphold the educational rights of children with disabilities.
Addictions and dependencies basically prevent affected individuals from participating in healthy intimate relationships
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the research reviewed by your author, self-regulation is associated with:
a. Improved mood b. Being better able to think critically c. Overall well-being d. All of these statements are true
What does the statement rxy = 0 represent?
a. null hypothesis b. t statistic c. mean difference d. research hypothesis