When the researcher's expectations influence participant's behavior and/or the researcher's interpretation of the experimental results, it is called ____
A)participant bias.
B)experimenter bias.
C)subject bias.
D)intentional bias.

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Experimenter bias refers to the degree to which the researcher's expectations or beliefs about the outcome of an experiment influence the results obtained. This bias can affect participant behavior and the researcher's interpretation of the data collected. Option A, participant bias refers to situations in which the participants in the study alter their behavior based on their own expectations or biases. Option C, subject bias is another term for participant bias. Option D, intentional bias implies that the researcher deliberately manipulates the results, which is unethical and not a common practice in scientific research.

When the Researcher's Expectations Influence Participant's Behavior And/or the Researcher's