When a Researcher's Expectations or Preferences About the Outcome of a Study

question 76

Multiple Choice

When a researcher's expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results obtained it is referred to as

• A) experimenter bias.
• B) subject bias.
• C) the sampling effect.
• D) the placebo effect.

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