The tendency for a researcher to inadvertently influence a participant's behavior in a certain direction is called

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Zaiden Hopkins

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13 September, 02:50

The tendency for a researcher to inadvertently influence a participant's behavior in a certain direction is called

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Sherman · Answer 1

Experimenter bias, this is related to the threats to internal validity. This means, that in a scientific research where you want to get a very specific result, there could be variations and an unconscious influence on the experimental group's opinion or mindset. there are many ways this could happen, and to prevent experimenter bias there are several strategies to follow.