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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a. True b. False
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a. grandparents living in their homes b. contact with a parent figure of the opposite sex c. older siblings d. higher intelligence
Provide at least two examples of each of the following: academic behaviors, language behaviors, work or daily living behaviors, and self-help behaviors.
What will be an ideal response?
Behavioral interventions are dependent on rules for
a. punishment. b. medication. c. developmentally appropriate practice. d. reinforcement.