Your company gives training to employees after 1 month on the job. Over the next several months, they appear to get better at their jobs, which you attribute to the training given. However, it is possible this effect is actually due to a validity threat called ______.

A. maturation
B. instrumentation
C. history
D. statistical regression


A. maturation

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