instead of relying exclusively on your clinical impressions, you would devise an observation procedure that was not influenced by your own biases. Perhaps you would ask colleagues who didn’t know about your intervention or the nature of your inquiry to interview the children and rate their self-esteem. Or perhaps you would administer an existing paper-and-pencil test of self-esteem that social scientists regard as valid. Although neither alternative can guarantee complete objectivity, each would be more scientific in reflecting your effort to pursue objectivity.
