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Listed below are the effects of observation on research. Match the bias of the effect with the research situation described.
Observation Bias:
A. Researcher's own feelings
B. Inadequate research methods
C. Researcher's closeness to subjects
D. Researcher's presence creates "good subjects"
Research Situations:
1. Children in a day care center all behave in a well-mannered way when they realize they are being watched. ANS: D
2. A researcher interviews students in a drop-out prevention class in order to ask questions about effective teaching styles. Ans. B
3. A racially biased researcher observes students in a predominantly black urban school. A
4. A psychologist studies his own children as the basis for his research.
Ans. C
Observation Bias:
A. Researcher's own feelings
B. Inadequate research methods
C. Researcher's closeness to subjects
D. Researcher's presence creates "good subjects"
Research Situations:
1. Children in a day care center all behave in a well-mannered way when they realize they are being watched. ANS: D
2. A researcher interviews students in a drop-out prevention class in order to ask questions about effective teaching styles. Ans. B
3. A racially biased researcher observes students in a predominantly black urban school. A
4. A psychologist studies his own children as the basis for his research.
Ans. C
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