Why Do Researchers in the Area of Mental Imagery Need

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why do researchers in the area of mental imagery need to be concerned about demand characteristics?

• A) Experimenters might unintentionally convey their hypotheses to the participants.
• B) Experimenters typically expect participants to perform very well on imagery tasks.
• C) When experimenters expect a certain outcome in their research, the participants unconsciously produce results that contradict this expectancy.
• D) Demand characteristics typically increase the magnitude of individual differences.

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