researcher bias

Question 1

going native

Answer 1

researches ceases to balance roles of participant and observer + simply begins to participate like an other group member
—> lowers validity - bias in action as
to want a specific result - lose
oversight of whole research

Question 2

researcher bias

Answer 2

when the researchers beliefs or expectations influence the research design or data collection process
—> lowers validity - sways the
participants beliefs

Question 3

confirmation bias

Answer 3

tendency to search for/interpret information in a way that confirms one’s prior belief (bend results to prove your hypothesis)
—> lowers validity - results aren’t
correct
lowers reliability - not replicable
as results have been tampered

Question 4

interpretation bias

Answer 4

an information processing bias where a researcher may interpret the data in a way the participant didn’t intend (slang/attitude)
—> when research is older than the
participant or doesn’t
understand language they might
misinterpret - lowers validity
lowers reliability - if replicated
+ they knew what the slang
meant

Question 5

rapport

Answer 5

ease of the relationship between researcher and their participants
—> increases validity - more
accurate insight - however if too
strong rapport researcher could
go native