Jody needs to conduct a study for her research methods course. She is interested in studying home schooling. She thinks that students who are home-schooled can't develop appropriate social skills. As part of her study she will be observing home-schooled children in social settings. Jody must be particularly cautious in her study not to introduce
A) response bias.
B) observer bias.
C) observer effect.
D) negative case effect.

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Jody must be cautious about introducing observer bias, as her preconceived notion that home-schooled children cannot develop appropriate social skills may unconsciously influence her observations and interpretation of the data. Response bias refers to participants' tendency to answer questions in a way that they think will please the researcher. Observer effect refers to the phenomenon in which participants modify their behavior because they know they are being observed. Negative case effect refers to the tendency to discount or ignore data that does not fit with one's preconceived notions.

Jody Needs to Conduct a Study for Her Research Methods