Distinguish between observer bias and observer effect in observational research. How do we deal with these problems?
What will be an ideal response?
Observer bias occurs when the observer's own perceptions, beliefs and attitudes influence the way he or she observes and interprets the observed behavior. Having more than one observer make independent observations will help detect this bias. Observer effect occurs when people being observed behave differently because they know they are being observed. The observer should be inconspicuous or use a one-way vision screen.
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a. learn more about the child's personality. b. learn more about the child's family. c. place the child in an environment that best meets his or her needs. d. place the child in an environment in which learning objectives are used.
In Chall's Stage of Reading, children progress through Stage 0 - Prereading between:
A) birth and age 6 B) ages 6-7 C) ages 7-8 D) ages 9-13
Vygotsky insisted that consciousness is:
material ideal dualist not relevant to psychology
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A. behavioral curriculum B. cognitive-developmental curriculum C. ecological/functional curriculum D. environmental curriculum