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What is the goal of reducing bias?
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Protecting objectivity, so findings reflect the truth and can be trusted.
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How does representative sampling reduce bias?
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It makes the sample mirror the wider group, so results generalise — fixing sampling bias.
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What is a standardised procedure?
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Giving every participant the same instructions and conditions, so differences don't creep in.
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What is a double-blind design?
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Neither the participant nor the tester knows the condition — reduces participant and researcher bias.
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What is reflexivity?
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A researcher's awareness of her own views and values, and of how they may influence the research.
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How does replication reduce bias?
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Others repeat the study; a one-off, biased result usually fails to repeat.
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Which fix targets cultural bias?
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Emic methods, local researchers, and translating then back-translating the measure.
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Which fix targets gender bias?
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A balanced sample of all genders, with results reported for each group.
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What is pre-registration and what does it fix?
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Posting the plan before data collection — reduces publication bias, so failures can't vanish.
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The one-line rule for reducing bias?
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Match the fix to the bias, and explain why it restores objectivity.
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What is a pilot study for?
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A small trial run that finds confusing instructions and leading questions before the real study.
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What is researcher triangulation?
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Two or more researchers collect or analyse the data, so one person's bias is checked by another.
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Random sampling or random allocation?
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Sampling decides who is in the study. Allocation decides which group each person joins.
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