Goldenberg et al. (2011) assessed the reactions to the magazine covers featuring an objectified woman with questions like, “How much did you like the magazine cover?”, “Did you find it tastefully done?”, and “Did you find it offensive?” (pp. 445). Helgeson (2012) explains how experimenters can influence the results of an experiment, a phenomena known as experimenter effects. In particular, the nature of the question may affect the outcome of the study. By asking a participant specifically how much they liked the image, they are restricted to only thinking about what they liked about it as opposed to how it actually made them feel. An aspect in conducting feminist research is the importance of qualitative interviewing (DeVault & Gross, 2012). A more qualitative research method could have been more effective, focusing on questions geared more toward how the images made the participant feel rather than how much it made them feel a specific
Goldenberg et al. (2011) assessed the reactions to the magazine covers featuring an objectified woman with questions like, “How much did you like the magazine cover?”, “Did you find it tastefully done?”, and “Did you find it offensive?” (pp. 445). Helgeson (2012) explains how experimenters can influence the results of an experiment, a phenomena known as experimenter effects. In particular, the nature of the question may affect the outcome of the study. By asking a participant specifically how much they liked the image, they are restricted to only thinking about what they liked about it as opposed to how it actually made them feel. An aspect in conducting feminist research is the importance of qualitative interviewing (DeVault & Gross, 2012). A more qualitative research method could have been more effective, focusing on questions geared more toward how the images made the participant feel rather than how much it made them feel a specific