Joanne and Carole Are Conducting a Systematic Observation Study on Children's

question 12

Multiple Choice

Joanne and Carole are conducting a systematic observation study on children's aggressive playground behaviour.Joanne concludes that boys display more aggressive behaviours than do girls.Carole concludes the opposite.Based on these conclusions,which methodological issue would be of most concern in this study?

• A) Reactivity
• B) Sampling bias
• C) Validity
• D) Reliability

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