Rosenthal and Jacobsen studied whether teachers' expectations would influence students' performance by telling elementary school teachers that randomly chosen students had extremely high IQs. The students who had been randomly chosen did indeed do better than those who had not. Considering the students who were NOT randomly identified with "high IQs", and who did NOT do as well in the class, a problem with Rosenthal and Jacobsen's research is

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The problem with Rosenthal and Jacobsen's research in this context is causing potential harm to research subjects. By not randomly identifying some students as having "high IQs," and these students not doing as well, the research design potentially harmed these students by not providing them with the same positive expectations and opportunities for improved performance.

Rosenthal and Jacobsen Studied Whether Teachers' Expectations Would Influence Students