If a Researcher Conducting an Observational Study of People at a Shopping

question 351

Multiple Choice

If a researcher conducting an observational study of people at a shopping mall is making use of an unobtrusive measure, which of the following will he NOT have to worry about?

• A)Potential experimenter expectancy effects contaminating his observations.
• B)Using operational definitions to define the variables in which he is interested.
• C)The generalizability of the findings from his study.
• D)The people in the mall changing their behaviour because they know they are being watched.

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Definitions:

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Cartel

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Zero Marginal Cost

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