Experimenter Bias Typically Results in

question 18

Multiple Choice

Experimenter bias typically results in

• A) the effects of the bias disconfirming the experimenter's expectations.
• B) the effects of the bias confirming the experimenter's expectations.
• C) results that are not statistically significant.
• D) the placebo effect.

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Definitions:

Self-perception Theory

A psychological theory that suggests individuals infer their own attitudes and emotional states by observing their own behavior and the context in which it occurs.

Inferences

The process of drawing logical conclusions from available information, premises, or evidence.

Attitudes

Cognitive biases that result in the assessment of a specific something with varying levels of approval or disapproval.

Foot-in-the-door Technique

A persuasion strategy that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up to agree to a modest request.