Data in Behavioral Observation Studies Have Sometimes Been Found to Be

question 41

Multiple Choice

Data in behavioral observation studies have sometimes been found to be biased in the direction of the observer's own beliefs.This is a result of

• A) reactivity.
• B) drift.
• C) expectancies.
• D) statistical control.

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