EXPERIMENTER BIAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does experimenter bias mean? 

• EXPERIMENTER BIAS (noun)
  The noun EXPERIMENTER BIAS has 1 sense:

1. (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment

  Familiarity information: EXPERIMENTER BIAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXPERIMENTER BIAS (noun)

Meaning:

(psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("experimenter bias" is a kind of...):

bias; preconception; prejudice (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)