When Participating in a Psychology Research Experiment, You Are Told

question 45

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 questions on a survey of prejudice more so than you would otherwise. Your behavior in this study is most likely a result of

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