Whitney Decided to Observe Mrs

question 151

Multiple Choice

Whitney decided to observe Mrs.Henshaw's third-grade class to determine how the subject matter was related to children's participation in class discussions.However,the first couple of times Whitney sat in on Mrs.Henshaw's class,the children were unusually quiet and reluctant to answer Mrs.Henshaw's questions.This is an example of ________,a notable problem with naturalistic observation.

• A) observer interference
• B) observer bias
• C) participant reactivity
• D) experimenter bias

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