Asked by
Tiffany Izoba
on Nov 17, 2024
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Which of these is NOT a reason why deception is commonly used in social psychological experiments?
A) to determine if participants can "guess" how they are being deceived
B) to reduce the potential influence of demand characteristics
C) to create the conditions necessary to test a hypothesis
D) to create an artificial situation that is psychologically involving and convincing for the participants
Demand Characteristics
Subtle cues or signals in an experimental environment that influence the participants' behavior or responses.
Deception
The act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid.
Psychological Experiment
A research method involving the manipulation of variables to study cause and effect relationships in behavior and mental processes.
- Detect potential challenges encountered during research and approaches to mitigate them.
Verified Answer
RH
Learning Objectives
- Detect potential challenges encountered during research and approaches to mitigate them.