A researcher on gender differences finds that females estimate that they will get fewer points on a test than males estimate they will get. The researcher concludes that this indicates that women are lacking in self-confidence. This is an example of ______.
A) bias in choice of participants
B) experimenter effects
C) biased interpretation of results
D) publication bias

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This is an example of biased interpretation of results because the researcher is making an assumption about the cause of the gender difference without considering other explanations, such as societal stereotypes about women's abilities or the possibility that males may overestimate their abilities.

A Researcher on Gender Differences Finds That Females Estimate That