A researcher who is conducting observations to test her own hypothesis may see or pay more attention to behavior that tends to support that hypothesis, so she must guard against
A) premature interpretation.
B) causal references.
C) observer bias.
D) sampling bias.

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Observer bias refers to the researcher's tendency to see or pay attention to behaviors that confirm their own hypothesis. This can result in inaccurate observations and conclusions. Therefore, researchers must guard against observer bias by remaining objective and unbiased throughout their observations. The other answer choices do not specifically refer to this phenomenon.

A Researcher Who Is Conducting Observations to Test Her Own