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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Methods

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Which of the following is not a good way to ensure a scientific study’s reliability?
  1. Have more than one person assist with data collection.
  2. Make sure your sample group is a true reflection of the bigger population.
  3. Let participants know you are studying them.
  4. Create a replication study.
  5. Keep personal opinion separate from research results.
Explanation
Answer: C - It is not always necessary to let participants know they are being scrutinized. Subjects who know they are being studied and what the study is about may alter their behavior. This is known as the Hawthorne affect and may produce unreliable results.
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