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Threats to Validity in Experiments The John Henry Effect

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<strong>Threats</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal validity <strong>in</strong> experiments (3)<br />

• Contam<strong>in</strong>ation effects:<br />

• Diffusion<br />

• Particularly problematic where the treatment is some form of<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation or education<br />

• Demoralization<br />

• Compensa<strong>to</strong>ry rivalry: AKA the <strong>John</strong> <strong>Henry</strong> <strong>Effect</strong><br />

SOCI 60: Lecture 16<br />

Benjam<strong>in</strong> Graham

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