Cards (8)

  • What is a limitation of Main's study regarding participant answers?
    Participants' answers may not have been accurate
  • Why might participants' memories be inaccurate in Main's study?
    They were asked to recall past events
  • What is social desirability bias?
    Participants may answer to appear socially acceptable
  • What is another limitation of Main's study?
    Research may have suffered from investigator effect
  • What is the investigator effect?
    Participants' behavior is influenced by the researcher
  • How does the investigator effect impact research outcomes?
    It can lead to biased participant behavior
  • What can social desirability bias lead participants to do?
    Answer in a way to seem acceptable
  • How does the investigator effect manifest in research?
    Through changes in participant behavior due to the researcher