What Do the Following Have in Common: a Microphone Concealed

question 167

Multiple Choice

What do the following have in common: a microphone concealed in the ceiling of a laboratory,filler items on a psychological survey meant to distract from a study's true purpose,and a misleading explanation told to participants about the purpose of a study?

• A)They all are forms of experimenter bias.
• B)They all are examples of unethical research.
• C)They all are examples of naturalistic observation.
• D)They all are ways of avoiding demand characteristics.

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