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Title: A researcher believes that boys are more aggressive than girls. He goes to a playground to watch ...
Post by: Cooldude101 on Jul 17, 2021

Question 1

A research assistant who is working in a psychologist's laboratory learns the importance of keeping complete records of observations and data analyses. Such procedures are followed in order to
◦ increase objectivity.
◦ increase subjectivity.
◦ increase observer bias.
◦ prevent other researchers from replicating a study.

Question 2

A researcher believes that boys are more aggressive than girls. He goes to a playground to watch children play and finds support for his viewpoint. This researcher's data collection may be subject to
◦ observer bias.
◦ standardization.
◦ dependent variables.
◦ independent variables.

Title: A researcher believes that boys are more aggressive than girls. He goes to a playground to watch ...
Post by: jessicaduplan on Jul 17, 2021

Answer 1

increase objectivity.

Answer 2

observer bias.