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An anthropomorphic error occurs when participants become aware that they are being observed in a naturalistic observation study. true or false?

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False.

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An anthropomorphic error DOES NOT occur when participants become aware that they are being observed in a naturalistic observation study. Therefore, this statement is false.

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No, this is false!
The anthropomorphic error is the error scientists make when they attribute human feelings, emotions or cognition to animals.
For example, if the scientist says that the dog "thinks that its owner doesn't love it" , the scientists is committing the anthropomorphic error.
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