Identify the risk associated with pretests.
A)A pretest does not necessarily enable a researcher to assess mortality effects.
B)A pretest does not accurately depict whether the people who withdrew were any different from those who completed the study.
C)A pretest tends to induce subjects to behave differently than they would without the pretest.
D)A pretest fails to provide accurate scores, although intuitively pretesting seems like a good idea.

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Pretests can create an artificial awareness of the study's goals and objectives, leading to the subjects being more aware of their behavior and potentially changing it in response to the pretest. This creates a risk of subjects behaving differently than they would without the pretest, which can affect the overall validity of the study.

Identify the Risk Associated with Pretests