Biases/Pitfalls - created from Mind Map

experimental design 1 research topic: must be funded, well-regarded by employers/colleagues 2. research q: may be based on stereotypes, neglect effects of enviro (social/societal demands) or bio fators 3. operational definition: how variable identified/quantified, must be op. defined before used in a study 4. population sample: Midwest vs impoverished vs college: may be misleading or comparison group inaccurate sex of experimenter effect: result produced by gender of researcher, male-female diff. may be diff with regards to gender of researcher ex: glass ceiling focus rather than glass escalator in achievement studies

protocol context must remain same (male/female confederate acting on male/female subjects) ecological validity: how much does it resemble a real-life scenario instrument used: do items cover all potential responses, can they rule out competing hypotheses analysis: tech used appropriate for prob. at hand interpretation of results: are differences meaningful? have they carefully chosen a comparison group? (ex: fired men to non-fired men) are they bio/socially based? comments of reviewers alpha bias: differences more interesting than none, no diff. found often not published, leads to file drawer problem lifestyle or non lifestyle? editorial boards often white men or even the way media reports findings, 'mozart effect'

need to be aware that gender interacts with race/class poor women of color often not included in studies also they differ on definitions

labels: promiscous vs. experimental, overgeneralizations

ethnocentricism: to apply one's norms to other cultures

anthropomorphism: animal behavior=human behavior: duck 'rape': how to det. unwilling same note: don't use bio explanation to explain gaps in knowledge Enter text here

Biases/Pitfalls