When experimenters have a vested interest in confirming their hypotheses, we sometimes see that
A) researchers can subtly, unintentionally influence participants' performances.
B) the evidence doesn't actually support their hypotheses.
C) data analysis changes the way the hypothesis is framed.
D) subjects try harder to mess up the data.

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Researchers can unintentionally influence the outcomes of their experiments due to their expectations or desires regarding the study's results, a phenomenon known as experimenter bias. This can subtly affect how participants perform, often without the researchers being aware of their influence.

When Experimenters Have a Vested Interest in Confirming Their Hypotheses