When a Researcher's Expectations or Preferences About the Outcome of a Study

question 76

Multiple Choice

When a researcher's expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results obtained it is referred to as

• A) experimenter bias.
• B) subject bias.
• C) the sampling effect.
• D) the placebo effect.

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Definitions:

Liability

Financial obligations or debts owed by a company to external parties, such as loans, accounts payable, or mortgages.

Annual Amortization

The process of spreading out a loan into a series of fixed payments over a period, with each payment covering part of the principal amount and interest.

Bond Discount

The situation in which a bond is sold for less than its par (face) value, benefiting investors with higher interest rates than current market rates.

Bond Discount

The discrepancy between a bond's nominal value and its market price when the bond is issued at a price below its nominal value.