If an Experimenter Inadvertently Smiles and Is More Encouraging When

question 77

Multiple Choice

If an experimenter inadvertently smiles and is more encouraging when research participants answer questions in a particular way, or if she asks questions in a leading manner, or if she is friendlier to members of the experimental group than she is to members of the control group, then she is unintentionally increasing the experiment's __________.

• A) demand characteristics
• B) placebo effect
• C) double-blind design
• D) internal validity

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