An overcrowded,financially strapped school system is required to use behavioral observation for students with disabilities.In order to save time and reduce costs,the teachers of students are asked to prepare a report describing the problem behaviors of each student.These reports are provided to the raters prior to the students being observed.What can be said about this procedure?

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This procedure may create bias due to expectancies because the raters will have prior knowledge of the problem behaviors reported by the teachers, which may influence their observations and ratings. It is best to have trained behavioral observers who are blind to the students' reported problem behaviors in order to obtain unbiased and accurate observations.

An Overcrowded,financially Strapped School System Is Required to Use Behavioral