A Researcher Observing Children and Recording Only Those Details That

question 451

Multiple Choice

A researcher observing children and recording only those details that match his expectations would be

• A)exhibiting the observer effect.
• B)exhibiting observer bias.
• C)conducting a scientific survey.
• D)conducting a case study.

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Definitions:

Units of Labor

Measurements used to quantify the work input by labor forces, often referring to hours worked or number of workers.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that if one input in the production of a commodity is increased while all other inputs are held fixed, a point will eventually be reached at which additions of the input yield progressively smaller, or diminishing, increases in output.

Marginal Product Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the addition of one more unit of a resource to production affects the output of a product.

Total Product Curve

A graphical representation showing how the total quantity of output varies with changes in the quantity of a single input while other inputs are held constant.