Experimental Contamination Occurs When

question 12

Multiple Choice

Experimental contamination occurs when

• A)the experimenter informs participants of his or her hypotheses.
• B)participants are not randomly assigned to conditions.
• C)a variable unrelated to the study affects participants' responses.
• D)participants in different conditions interact with one another.

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