When a Researcher Determines What or Who Should Provide the Data

question 67

Multiple Choice

When a researcher determines what or who should provide the data and at what level of aggregation,he or she is determining the:

• A)hypotheses
• B)research questions
• C)analysis technique
• D)unit of analysis

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Definitions:

Expectancy Effects

Phenomena in which the outcome of a study is influenced by the participants' or experimenters' expectations.

Demand Characteristics

Cues that inform the subject how he or she is expected to behave.

Unobtrusive Measures

Research methods that do not require direct interaction with participants, minimizing the potential for the researcher's presence to influence the results.

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that suggest to participants what the experimenter expects to find or how participants are expected to behave.