An Experimenter Bias Effect Operates When an Experimenter

question 22

Multiple Choice

An experimenter bias effect operates when an experimenter

• A) deliberately manipulates subjects' behavior or falsifies data in order to obtain an"expected" finding.
• B) inadvertently transmits his/her expectancies about the outcome of an experiment in a way that affects subjects' behavior.
• C) deliberately selects a sample that he/she knows will perform in the "expected" way.
• D) All of these are true.

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