Read the scenario below to determine which one of the time threats to internal validity (test reactivity, instrumentation, history, and maturation) is of most concern, and provide one way to control for the threat. A researcher examines students' perception of their body image by conducting a 2-year longitudinal study of middle-school students (grades 6 - 8).  Body image is measured using a scale and the same scale is measured under the same conditions at the beginning and end of the study.

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Read the scenario below to determine which one of the time threats to internal validity (test reactivity, instrumentation, history, and maturation) is of most concern, and provide one way to control for the threat.

A researcher examines students' perception of their body image by conducting a 2-year longitudinal study of middle-school students (grades 6 - 8).  Body image is measured using a scale and the same scale is measured under the same conditions at the beginning and end of the study.  

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