Why Do Experimenters Generally Do Not Wish to Inform Participants

question 16

Multiple Choice

Why do experimenters generally do not wish to inform participants about the specific hypotheses being studied?

• A)To provide a variety of alternative explanations for the results
• B)Due to the problem of ethical considerations
• C)To eliminate issues associated with expectancy effects
• D)Due to the problem of demand characteristics

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