Professor Ralph is conducting observational research to see what test taking behavior is like in her class. She thinks that students who sit in the front will keep their eyes on their own test, and students in the back will peek at their neighbors' tests. She usually walks around the room during the test.Students in the front notice when she walks by them and make an extra effort to look like they're only focused on the exam. In other words, the students are changing their behavior to match her expectations. This is an example of __.Group of answer choicesparticipant observationobserver effectstructured observationobserver bias

Professor Ralph is conducting observational research to see what test taking behavior is like in her class. She thinks that students who sit in the front will keep their eyes on their own test, and students in the back will peek at their neighbors' tests. She usually walks around the room during the test.She notices that when she walks in the back, students sitting there seem to abruptly shift their seating position. She interprets those students as behaving sketchily, but when students in the front do it, she thinks they must have come to an insight about a question and that's why they moved. In other words, she is interpreting the behavior in a way that matches her expectations. This is an example of __.Group of answer choicesobserver biasreactivityobserver effectparticipant observation PreviousNext

An observation made on something you can not see or measure is a first hand observation.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

An observation made on something you can see or measure is referred to as indirect observation.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The variable that the experimenter measures to see if it has changed, is called the _____________ variable.Group of answer choicesA. DependentB. ExtraneousC. ControlD. Independent

A simple but effective form of observational research isGroup of answer choicesfocus groups.statistical analysis.questionnaires.mystery shopping.