Question

If you posted an advertisement for your research study on marriage on the Internet and the couples who responded (i.e., the couples who ended up being in your study) were more likely to be happy than the general public, this would be an example of: __________________.A. experimenter bias. B. volunteer bias. C. research bias. D. social desirability bias.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. volunteer bias.

Explanation:

-Experimenter bias is when the expectations of the experimenter in regards to the outcome are communicated to the participants in any form.

-Volunteer bias refers to a situation in which the people that volunteer to take place in a study doesn't represent the general public.

-Research bias is when the experimenter influence the result to get a specific outcome.

-Social desirability bias is when the people taking part in a study give their responses in a way that is viewed as favorable.

According to this, the answer is that the situation would be an example of volunteer bias.