Demand characteristics may result in research subjects who do NOT

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Demand characteristics refer to cues or hints that participants may pick up from the experimenter or the environment that lead them to act in a certain way or give certain responses that they believe are expected of them. If participants ignore the experimenter's tone of voice and gestures, they may not be affected by demand characteristics and provide more truthful or accurate responses. Thus, choice D is the best option. The other options, such as obeying a researcher in a white lab coat, guessing at correct responses, or flirting with an attractive researcher, are all examples of how demand characteristics may influence participants to act in a certain way.

Demand Characteristics May Result in Research Subjects Who Do NOT