The Tendency for Researchers to Believe That They See What

question 161

Multiple Choice

The tendency for researchers to believe that they see what they expected to see rather than observing what is really happening, is called

• A) the Clever Hans effect.
• B) the Garcia effect.
• C) experimenter bias.
• D) extrasensory perception.

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