Dr.McMillan is studying the effects of violent cartoon watching on aggressive play behaviour in school-aged children.She divides the children up into two groups: one group watches a violent cartoon for 20 minutes and the other group watches a non-violent cartoon for 20 minutes.Then,all the children play together in a large area,and researchers count the number of aggressive acts performed by each child.Most importantly,when the researchers are counting aggressive acts,they don't know which child watched which cartoon.What potential influence on the results is Dr.McMillan mindful of in collecting her data this way?
A) sampling bias
B) demand characteristics
C) researcher bias
D) participant bias

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By not telling the researchers which group each child belongs to, Dr. McMillan is attempting to reduce the potential for researcher bias. Researchers who know which children watched which cartoon may unconsciously influence their observations of the children's behavior based on their knowledge of the group assignment. By not disclosing this information, Dr. McMillan is attempting to minimize the potential for such bias to impact the results.

DrMcMillan Is Studying the Effects of Violent Cartoon Watching on Aggressive