Dr. Whitley just received a very large grant to carry out a controversial and highly debated study. She believes that she needs her hypotheses to be proven correct in order to receive acclaim in the research community. Dr. Whitley positions herself to be at every treatment invention and is aware of which condition each participant has been assigned. She finds herself talking with participants before participation in the study. Dr. Whitley may be unknowingly succumbing to:

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Dr. Whitley may be unknowingly succumbing to the experimenter-expectancy effect, where her expectations about the outcome of the study influence the participants' behavior, thereby potentially biasing the study results.

Dr Whitley Just Received a Very Large Grant to Carry