Which of the following is an example of demand characteristics affecting an experiment?
A)An experimenter draws the wrong conclusions from a study because she did not use the correct statistical analysis.
B)A participant changes his response to a question because he has the feeling he knows what the experimenter wants.
C)An experimenter changes her behaviour because she can predict how the participant will respond.
D)A participant in a double-blind experiment believes she is in the control group.

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Demand characteristics occur when participants alter their behavior or responses based on their perceptions of the experiment's purpose or what they think the experimenter wants. In this case, the participant is altering their response because they believe they know what the experimenter wants.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Demand Characteristics