It Can Be Important to Use a Double-Blind Procedure in a Research

question 116

Multiple Choice

It can be important to use a double-blind procedure in a research study to prevent the

• A) independent variable from influencing the dependent variable.
• B) researcher's expectations from biasing the outcome.
• C) participants' expectations from biasing the expectations of the researcher.
• D) both b and c

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