Question

A study is interested in whether flirting behaviors change after adults have maintained a long-term relationship. The volunteers are placed into one of two groups based on their marital status: (1) never married, or (2) currently married. Participants are then asked to engage in their normal flirtatious behaviors towards an attractive research assistant in front of a panel of 3 additional research assistants. This study is subject to which of the following threats to validity? a. All of these options b. Individual differences c. Novelty effect d. Volunteer bias

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is B.

The way subject is divided into two groups is not very conclusive. People are different and how they react to presence of a women is different. So, there is a chance that this individual difference can threat the validity of the research.

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