Researchers Can Subconsciously and Unintentionally Make Their Research Participants Aware

question 3

Multiple Choice

Researchers can subconsciously and unintentionally make their research participants aware of the research hypotheses, which ultimately influences their behavior. This threat to internal validity refers to

• A) compensatory rivalry.
• B) experimenter expectancy.
• C) halo effect.
• D) Hawthorne effect.

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