The Experimenter-Expectancy Effect Occurs When a Bias Causes a Researcher

question 10

Multiple Choice

The experimenter-expectancy effect occurs when a bias causes a researcher to _____ the participants of an experiment.

• A) project on
• B) consciously alter
• C) unconsciously influence
• D) request a change of

Recognize the significance of space and proxemics in human interactions.

Appreciate the psychological and emotional aspects influencing communication.

Identify different cultural contexts of communication and how they affect interpersonal relations.

Understand the dynamics of listening and the factors that affect it.

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs Experiment

An experimental design in which the participants are paired up according to a specific criterion, ensuring that each pair is as similar as possible, and then different treatments are applied to the members of each pair.

Paired Data

Paired data refers to sets of data where each pair of observations is related in some way, commonly used in studies that involve matched subjects or before-and-after comparisons.

Independent Samples

Two or more groups of data that are collected from separate populations and are not related or paired in any way.

Contact Lenses

Thin lenses worn directly on the eye to correct vision or for cosmetic purposes.