A blind-versus-sighted test was designed to expose the influence of visual bias

Evidence

At a certain point it seemed appropriate to conduct a test, a demonstration that there was a problem. It would be based on two listening evaluations that were identical, except one was blind and one was sighted (Toole and Olive, 1994). — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1056

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the wider literature on expectation and bias in sensory evaluation, e.g. wine-tasting and other blind-versus-sighted experiments. — connects to: Sighted evaluations stress trained listeners who no longer accept visual bias. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1088; Blind-test design and task wording eliminate bias in hearing studies; Initial stereotypes bias perception of identical evidence to confirm themselves — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1175 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Sighted evaluations stress trained listeners who no longer accept visual bias. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1088; Blind-test design and task wording eliminate bias in hearing studies; Initial stereotypes bias perception of identical evidence to confirm themselves — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1175 (+3 more)