Why is it important to be objective when observing children?

Answer 1

If the observer is not objective, then the observations can be skewed. That's one reason why they do double-blind studies and the like. If the observers know what the study is about, even... then they will develop an opinion about what the results should be, and might interpret their observations in ways that will support the conclusions that they have arrived at prematurely. This is why you have so many studies supporting opposite viewpoints. If the tobacco company pays someone to do a study, then the conclusions of that study are more likely to be biased towards the source of the revenue, and hopefully continued revenue. The same thing is true with other issues... danger of cell phones for instance, or causes of autism. These are incredibly biased issues, and it is hard to find anything that is truly objective, especially when there is so much money to be gained on one side or the other, and so many chances of scaring the public or other things. It is imperative that observations be presented in the most objective way possible. History, even very recent history, is replete with examples of information being hidden or ridiculed by whoever has more power that day. Unfortunately, the scientific method almost always knuckles under to political pressure. Even the wording of a survey can bias the answers one way or another... just like the wording they use in marketing. You can make something seem cool or reprehensible, just by the way that you talk about it. If there is no objectivity in a study, then the results are in question.

Answer 2

It is important to be objective when observing because when we are objective we are expecting positive things about the child instead of talking about the child in a negative way