Experimenter _______ refers to the expectations of a researcher that his/her participants will behave or respond in a particular way.
A) dependence
B) prophecy
C) bias
D) placebo

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Experimenter bias refers to the expectations of a researcher that his/her participants will behave or respond in a particular way, which can unconsciously influence the researcher's interpretation of the results. The other options, dependence, prophecy, and placebo, do not accurately describe this phenomenon.

Experimenter _______ Refers to the Expectations of a Researcher That