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

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Definitions:

Construct Validity

Construct validity refers to the degree to which a test measures what it claims, or purports, to be measuring.

Self-Esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth or value, encompassing beliefs and emotions about oneself.

Positive Linear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where increases in the value of one variable are associated with increases in the value of the other variable.

Curvilinear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where the change in one variable is not constant with respect to the change in another.