Research Biases
Psychology ⇒ Research Methods in Psychology
Research Biases starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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A researcher asks participants, 'You don't smoke, do you?' What type of bias might this question introduce?
A researcher interprets ambiguous results in a way that supports their hypothesis. What type of bias is this?
A researcher unintentionally gives subtle cues to participants about how to behave in an experiment. What type of bias is this?
A study on exercise habits only includes participants from a local gym. What type of bias is most likely present?
A researcher asks participants, 'You don't smoke, do you?' What type of bias might this question introduce?
A researcher interprets ambiguous results in a way that supports their hypothesis. What type of bias is this?
A researcher only includes participants who volunteer for a study. What type of bias might this introduce? (1) Volunteer bias, (2) Observer bias, (3) Response bias, (4) Publication bias
A researcher only reports results that support their hypothesis and ignores data that does not. What type of bias is this? (1) Confirmation bias, (2) Sampling bias, (3) Response bias, (4) Measurement bias
A researcher only includes participants who volunteer for a study. What type of bias might this introduce? (1) Volunteer bias, (2) Observer bias, (3) Response bias, (4) Publication bias
A researcher only reports results that support their hypothesis and ignores data that does not. What type of bias is this? (1) Confirmation bias, (2) Sampling bias, (3) Response bias, (4) Measurement bias
A study on academic performance only includes students from private schools. What type of bias is likely present? (1) Sampling bias, (2) Measurement bias, (3) Observer bias, (4) Response bias
Which of the following best describes response bias? (1) Participants answer honestly, (2) Participants give answers they think are expected, (3) Participants are randomly assigned, (4) Participants are unaware of the study's purpose
Fill in the blank: ________ bias occurs when participants who drop out of a study differ in important ways from those who remain.
Fill in the blank: ________ bias occurs when the expectations of the researcher influence the outcome of the study.
Fill in the blank: ________ bias occurs when the researcher's expectations influence their interpretation of the data.
Fill in the blank: ________ bias occurs when the results of a study are influenced by the way participants are selected or assigned to groups.
True or False: Bias can only occur during data collection, not during data analysis.
True or False: Confirmation bias occurs when researchers look for evidence that supports their hypothesis and ignore evidence that contradicts it.
True or False: Double-blind studies help to reduce both experimenter and participant biases.
True or False: Measurement bias occurs when the tools or methods used to collect data consistently produce inaccurate results.
