Shirley and Lorene Are Lab Assistants Helping to Code Behaviors

question 131

Multiple Choice

Shirley and Lorene are lab assistants helping to code behaviors in an experiment. The main researcher has not informed them as to the overall purpose of these observations. This is an example of:

• A) blind observation.
• B) concealment.
• C) intra-observer reliability.
• D) laboratory observation.

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