The Threat to Reliability Known as Observer Drift Refers To

question 19

Multiple Choice

The threat to reliability known as observer drift refers to:

• A)the individual being observed altering his or her behavior as a response to being observed.
• B)the degree to which the researcher has adequately controlled extraneous variables.
• C)a researcher using his/her own personal judgment regarding the performance of a participant in a study.
• D)the passage of time and both foreseen and unforeseen events that arise.

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Definitions:

Source Countries

Countries from which people emigrate or seek refuge, often in the context of migration studies.

Convention Refugee

Individual who has been granted asylum by the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees; someone who has reason to fear persecution in his or her country of origin due to race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.

Protected Person

Someone who, according to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, meets the definition of a Convention refugee and can also mean a person in Canada who, if they were sent home, would be tortured or at risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.

Privately Sponsored Refugee

A refugee who is supported financially and socially by private individuals or groups rather than by the government directly.