You are participating in a social psychological research experiment and the researcher reads the instructions to you and the other participants so that all of you hear the same instructions.By standardizing the instructions,the researcher is attempting to control the:

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Standardizing the instructions in a social psychological research experiment is done to control the demand characteristics, which refer to the cues or expectations that participants in an experiment pick up on and use to shape their behavior. By standardizing the instructions, the researcher can ensure that all participants receive the same information and reduce the likelihood of demand characteristics influencing the results. The dependent variable is not directly controlled through standardizing the instructions, and neither is the experimental outcome or framing effect.

You Are Participating in a Social Psychological Research Experiment and the Researcher