Unit 1: Concepts
Topic 1.1: Bias Questions
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Which is the ODD ONE OUT — not a way to reduce gender bias?
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Match each term to its meaning.
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Gender bias in research means:
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Ignoring or minimising real differences between genders is:
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Treating male behaviour as the standard for everyone is called:
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In research, 'bias' is best described as:
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Match each bias to its example.
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Match each term to its meaning.
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'WEIRD' samples over-represent people who are Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and:
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Exaggerating the differences between genders is:
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Journals mostly print studies with exciting positive results. Over time this creates:
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Cultural bias in research means:
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Which describes the EMIC approach?
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A questionnaire built in one culture is used, unchanged, to score another. This is:
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Which is the ODD ONE OUT — not a way to reduce cultural bias?
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'WEIRD' samples are a problem because they over-represent people who are:
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Students in a trial work harder simply because they know they are being studied. This is:
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Which of these is NOT one of the main research biases?
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The best single safeguard against a biased result being accepted as true is:
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The main goal of reducing bias is to protect a study's:
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