Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. observer bias

observer bias

observer bias

any expectations, beliefs, or personal preferences of a researcher that unintentionally influence his or her recordings during an observational study. See experimenter effect.

Related Terms

attributable risk

attributable risk in epidemiology, the incidence rate of a...

causal analysis

causal analysis an attempt to draw dependable inferences ab...

DID

DID abbreviation for dissociative identity disorder.

pooling

pooling n. a procedure in which several independent estimat...

psychooncology

psychooncology n. the study of psychological, behavioral, a...

sex differentiation

sex differentiation the process of acquiring distinctive se...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter O

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact