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Observation Procedure, Observation Gender, and Behavior Valence as Determinants of Sampling Error in a Behavior Assessment Analogue.
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Farkas, Gary M.; Tharp, Roland G. – 1978
Several factors thought to influence the representativeness of behavioral assessment data were examined in an analogue study employing a multifactorial design. Systematic and unsystematic methods of observing group behavior were investigated using 18 male and 18 female observers. Additionally, valence properties of the observed behaviors were…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Expectation, Group Behavior