Context Variables Timothy Is a Shy Undergraduate Who Was Pressured

question 45

Multiple Choice

Context Variables Timothy is a shy undergraduate who was pressured by his roommate to help run a field experiment where he had to ask mall shoppers a large or small favor.Since he found most subjects intimidating, he only approached grandmothers and stray children in the large favor condition, and impatient shoppers in the small favor condition.Timothy's behavior

• A)confounded the experiment.
• B)illustrated the Rosenthal effect.
• C)introduced a demand characteristic.
• D)was ethically inappropriate.

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