Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET December 2023 (12.12.2023) Shift-I
When the age of the researcher influences the behaviour of the study participant, it is called:
ASociological impact
BBiosocial impact ✓ Correct
CPsychological impact
DPsychosocial impact
Correct answer: (B) Biosocial impact — When the researcher's age affects the participant it is a biosocial impact, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★When the researcher's age affects the participant it is a biosocial impact, so that is the answer.
★A biosocial factor is a biological feature that carries social meaning.
★The researcher's age is a biological attribute that shapes how participants respond.
★This mixing of a biological trait with social effect is a biosocial impact.
★It is one of the biosocial attributes that can bias observation.
★Sociological, psychological and psychosocial impacts describe different influences, not this age effect.
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