When Participating in a Psychology Research Experiment,you Are Told That

question 16

Multiple Choice

When participating in a psychology research experiment,you are told that the purpose of the study is to find out if tall people are more prejudiced than short people.Because you want to behave accordingly,you agree with the questions on the survey of prejudice more than you would otherwise.Your behavior in this study is most likely the result of:

• A)your true attitudes.
• B)your repressed attitudes.
• C)the demand characteristics of the experiment.
• D)the sampling method of the experiment.

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