As your book describes,Rosenthal and Jacobson conducted a study in 1969 which showed that teachers' expectations about the intelligence level of students influenced their subsequent behavior and treatment of the students.This study illustrates a potential problem known as ____________.

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The study conducted by Rosenthal and Jacobson shows experimenter bias, which refers to the influence that the experimenter's expectations may have on the study outcomes. In this case, the teachers' expectations about the intelligence level of their students influenced the behavior and treatment of the students, leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy effect. The other options (B, C, and D) do not accurately describe the problem illustrated by the study. The placebo effect refers to the phenomenon in which a person's belief in a treatment or intervention leads to an improvement in their condition, even if the treatment is inactive. Participant bias and subject bias refer to biases that may arise from the participants' or subjects' behavior or characteristics, respectively.

As Your Book Describes,Rosenthal and Jacobson Conducted a Study in 1969