The term observer drift refers to the tendency for observers to
A) stop attending to the situation during long periods of recording observational data.
B) decline in inter-rater reliability over time.
C) use different standards for making ratings of groups toward whom they have a bias.
D) deviate from the standard definitions of observational variables they learned during training.

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Observer drift refers to the gradual shift in the observer's criteria or definitions of the behaviors being observed, leading them to deviate from the original standards learned during training.

The Term Observer Drift Refers to the Tendency for Observers