Understanding Research Biases

What is the tendency to perceive events as predictable after they have occurred?

• Confirmation bias

• Hindsight bias

• Experimental bias

• Social desirability bias

Which bias involves favoring information that aligns with one's existing beliefs?

• Hindsight bias

• Hawthorne effect

• Confirmation bias

• Experimental bias

What is it called when researchers unintentionally influence the outcomes of their studies?

• Confirmation bias

• Experimental bias

• Hawthorne effect

• Social desirability bias

When participants change their behavior because they know they are being observed, it is known as?

• Social desirability bias

• Hindsight bias

• Confirmation bias

• Hawthorne effect

Which of the following is a method to reduce bias in research?

• Ignoring operational definitions

• Conducting a single or double-blind study

• Using only one source of data

• Relying on participant self-reports