RESEARCH STUDY 6.2
Dr. Ewell, a developmental psychologist, is planning on conducting a study that involves watching children play together to determine how sharing behavior occurs in same-sex friend pairs compared with opposite-sex friend pairs.
-Refer to Research Study 6.2 above to answer the following question. Given the scenario above,Dr.Ewell is concerned that the children will behave differently because of the presence of research assistants.He is concerned about:

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Reactivity refers to the phenomenon where study participants behave differently than they normally would because they know they are being observed. Dr. Ewell is concerned that the presence of research assistants may cause the children to behave differently than they would if they were just playing with their friends, leading to reactivity.

RESEARCH STUDY 6.2 Dr. Ewell, a Developmental Psychologist, Is Planning on Conducting a on Conducting