In One Experiment, Participants Who Were Told They Were in a Sensory

question 97

Multiple Choice

In one experiment, participants who were told they were in a sensory deprivation experiment (but who really were not) showed the same symptoms as participants who really were kept in sensory deprivation. These results suggest that the experiences reported by the participants were influenced by

• A) placebo effects.
• B) demand characteristics.
• C) illusory correlations.
• D) the Pfungst effect.

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