Week 4. Bias in Research


Types of Bias in Research; Nearpod or PPT material on Biases.


Vocabulary

The Hawthorne Effect
When someone is being watched they behave differently

Confirmation Bias
When you look for information to agree with your hypothesis

Halo Effect
When your impression of someone affects your thoughts, feelings, and behavior towards that person.

In-group bias
Preferential treatment towards one's in-group and against outsiders

Projection bias
The belief that everyone agrees with you or understands what you mean.

Self-fulfilling prophesy
To behave in ways that unconsciously confirm our beliefs

White Hat bias
To bias information towards what we morally believe is true

Optimism Bias
To overly estimate the success or good results (similar to confirmation bias).


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Video: Optimism Bias. To start the video, click HERE.