Identify the major threat to internal validity in the following research studies. Students who had low scores on a reading pretest were chosen for a special instructional program. This group showed significant gains on a reading achievement test administered after a period of four months

a. Regression
b. Diffusion
c. Mortality
d. Selection
e. History


A

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