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The effect of experimenter bias on the performance of the albino rat

Rosenthal, Robert, Fode, Kermit L.·2007·Behavioral Science

DOI 10.1002/bs.3830080302

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That an experimenter can very easily influence his subjects to give him the response he wants is a problem that every investigator recognizes and takes precautions to avoid. But how does one cope with the problem of unconscious influence? It is possible that a good many contradictory or unexpected findings are due to the fact that the experimenter unknowingly communicated his desires or expectations to his subjects. Though this problem has been generally recognized and much discussed, there has heretofore been no systematic test of the hypothesis that an experimenter can obtain from his subjects the data he expects or wants to obtain. This paper reports just such a test, and discusses what can be done to avoid experimenter influence, both conscious and unconscious.

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Authors: Rosenthal, R., & Fode, K. L.
Affiliations: Harvard University (US)
Venue: Behavioral Science
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2007-01-17
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Pages: 183-189
ISSN: 1092-7026 (ISSN-L)
0005-7940
1099-1743
DOI: 10.1002/bs.3830080302
OpenAlex: W2010723570
Cited by: 384
References: 8
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 14.63
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 3149 d)
Locations: Systems Research and Behavioral Science (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychology of Social Influence
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
Keywords: researcher bias, albino rats, animal behavior, unconscious influence

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