Test Yourself
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1. Operational definitions are objective.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
2. Operational definitions allow others to replicate your study.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
3. Bias is a more serious problem than random error.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
4. If the observer sees what they expect to see, this is a case of
-- Choose an answer --
a. Random observer error
b. Observer bias
5. A referee who has a bet on one of the teams playing will most likely exhibit
-- Choose an answer --
a. Observer bias
b. Random observer error
6. Using multiple-choice measures will reduce both observer bias and random observer error.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
7. Standardization reduces both bias and random error.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
8. A 10-item measure will be less vulnerable to subject bias than a 1-item measure.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
9. There is often a conflict between trying to reduce demand characteristics and the ethical principle of informed consent.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
10. There may be a fine line between unobtrusive measurement and spying.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
11. Making responses anonymous eliminates social desirability bias and also eliminates the risk that participants will obey demand characteristics.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
12. Using blind (masked) techniques reduces both social desirability bias and reduces the risk that participants will obey demand characteristics.
-- Choose an answer --
a. True
b. False
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