Psychologists' Personal Values

question 197

Multiple Choice

Psychologists' personal values

• A) have little influence on how their experiments are conducted.
• B) do not influence the interpretation of experimental results because of the use of statistical techniques that guard against subjective bias.
• C) can bias both scientific observation and interpretation of data.
• D) have little influence on investigative methods but a significant effect on

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Definitions:

Acquiescence Response Set

The tendency of some respondents to agree with many items on a questionnaire.

Questionnaire-Taking Style

The individual manner or approach a person adopts when responding to questions in a survey or questionnaire.

Degree of Association

A statistical measure that describes the level or strength of a relationship between two or more variables.

Correlation

A mathematical indicator showing how much two or more variables move in relation to each other.