Anderson and Leaper's (1998) Discovery That Studies with Female First

question 32

Multiple Choice

Anderson and Leaper's (1998) discovery that studies with female first authors found larger sex differences in interruptions (favoring men) and studies with mail first authors might be an example of ______.

• A) researcher bias
• B) participant bias
• C) demand characteristics
• D) social desirability

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Definitions:

Reliability

The reliability and steadiness of outcomes produced by a measurement tool across multiple instances.

Aggregation

The process of combining multiple pieces or data points together to form a whole or summary measure.

Incremental Validation

A process of progressively verifying the steps or components of a model, system, or theory to ensure its accuracy or validity at each stage.

Null-hypothesis Significance Testing

A statistical method used to determine if there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds true for the entire population.