In a study on facilitated communication, headphones were used to ask the communication-impaired person one question and the facilitator a different question (unbeknownst to the two parties). Then the answers provided by the communication-impaired person with the help of the facilitator were examined. Findings indicated that the technique was __________.

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The study found that the technique of facilitated communication was ineffective. The communication-impaired person and their facilitator were asked different questions, but the facilitators answered the question they were asked and believed they were answering the question asked of the communication-impaired person. This suggests that the facilitators were not effectively communicating the answers of their partners, and may have been unconsciously influencing or even controlling their responses.

In a Study on Facilitated Communication, Headphones Were Used to Ask