Author Question: Overlooking research ideas because of personal preferences or demographic influences is called ... (Read 163 times)

Caiter2013 · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

Overlooking research ideas because of personal preferences or demographic influences is called ________ in research ideas.

a. testability
b. objectivity
c. manipulation
d. bias

Question 2

A theory is best defined as

a. a researchers best guess about the reality of the phenomenon he is studying.
b. a series of hypotheses not yet supported by empirical evidence.
c. a group of statements that explains how and why something works and makes predictions
d. the best tentative solution to a specific problem, open to change.