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Experimenter Expectancy Effect On Children In A Classroom Setting
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Rosenthal and Jacobson (1966) sought to test the experimenter expectancy
effect by examining how much of an outcome teachers' expectancies could have on
a group of children. Earlier investigations in this area were also conducted by
Rosenthal .... Middle of Term Paper
... seemed to be able to read, spell, and solve math problems by kicking
his leg a number of times. The horse was tested and passed, but what the
experts did not realize was that their own hopes for the horse to answer the
questions, were giving the horse signs on which he based his answers. That is,
if someone on the committee raised his/her eyebrows in anticipation of the
oncoming correct answer, the horse would stop stomping. Once again, the
experimenter's cues decided the outcome of the tests. Acting on these results,
Rosenthal and Jacobson hypothesized that teacher's expectancies would cause them
unintentionally to treat the students th ... |
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