response bias
collocation in Englishmeaningsofresponseandbias
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response
noun
uk/rɪˈspɒns/us/rɪˈspɑːns/
an answer ...
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bias
noun
uk/ˈbaɪ.əs/us/ˈbaɪ.əs/
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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(Definition ofresponseandbiasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Moreover, thisresponsebiaswas a specific externalizing bias for their own distorted speech, rather than a general tendency to make overconfident decisions.
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This introduction did not focus on noise to avoidresponsebias.
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In some of these studies, information that would distinguish independentresponsebiasand accuracy effects has been lost.
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Unfortunately, the obvious potential problems with such experiments are not discussed -responsebias, demand characteristics, and the like.
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There is a likelihood of aresponsebiasin judgement tasks and it is often difficult to justify the basis on which children make judgements.
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As no difference in preference for residential care emerged, we concluded that this source ofresponsebiasis probably not important.
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An alternative explanation is that the gender difference in endorsement of symptoms is the result ofresponsebias.
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An analysis ofresponsebiasrevealed no significant effects.
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One way to clarify this issue would be to examine how many children in each group demonstrated an adjectivalresponsebias.
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Contextual effects are also bottom-up but not all entirely auditory and may thus differ in whether they affect sensitivity or onlyresponsebias.
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Some items were worded negatively and some positively to minimiseresponsebias.
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First, it may be questioned whetherresponsebiashas occurred.
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Finally, a motorresponsebiasmay have interfered with performance from the second trial onward.
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