A distortion of measurement resulting from cognitive behavior or actions of a witnessing observer is called:
A) Content bias
B) Observer bias
C) Contrived bias
D) Response latency

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Observer bias refers to the distortion of measurement resulting from the cognitive behavior or actions of a witnessing observer. Content bias describes a distortion of measurement resulting from the content of the measure itself. Contrived bias refers to a systematic error introduced into a study by the investigator. Response latency measures the time delay for a person to respond to a stimulus.

A Distortion of Measurement Resulting from Cognitive Behavior or Actions