Keeping a Participant Unaware of the Purpose of the Study

question 120

Multiple Choice

Keeping a participant unaware of the purpose of the study in which they are participating is one way to help reduce the ___________ effect in research.

• A) placebo
• B) observer-expectancy
• C) subject-expectancy
• D) demand

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Definitions:

Scientific Management

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