Researchers can influence the results of any experimental design by:
A) simply being themselves. A researcher's characteristics can influence how participants respond.
B) unknowingly encouraging participants to respond in the way that supports the predictions of their hypotheses.
C) being blind to the experimental conditions.
D) selecting participants from a population with whom they are unfamiliar.
E) a and b

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Options A and B are correct because both describe ways in which researchers can inadvertently influence the outcomes of their experiments. A researcher's presence or characteristics can affect participant responses, and researchers might also unknowingly encourage participants to act in ways that confirm their hypotheses.

Researchers Can Influence the Results of Any Experimental Design By