Whenever a group is selected because of unusually high or low performance on a pretest, it will, on average, score closer to the mean on subsequent testing, regardless of what transpires in the meantime. What type of threat does this describe?
A) Hawthorne effect
B) maturation threat
C) practice effect
D) regression to the mean threat
Answer: D) regression to the mean threat
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a. marijuana. b. hallucinogens. c. sedatives. d. cannabis.
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What will be an ideal response?
If a factorial design is conducted in which each subject experiences each condition at least once, then it is a
a. between subjects design b. within subjects design c. mixed design d. all of these