Which of the following statements is true about pretests?
A)One drawback of a pretest is that it fails to provide a researcher with an assessment of the attrition effects.
B)A pretest acts as a hindrance when determining whether the people who withdrew are different from those who completed the study.
C)It is often a misconception that simply taking a pretest may cause subjects to behave differently than they would without the pretest.
D)Pretesting may limit the ability to generalize to populations that did not receive a pretest.

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Pretesting can sensitize participants to the study's purpose or content, potentially affecting their behavior and limiting the generalizability of the results to those who did not receive a pretest.

Which of the Following Statements Is True About Pretests