Which of the following procedures would be most likely to reduce the effects of demand characteristics?

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Concealing the purpose of the experiment from the participants can reduce demand characteristics as participants will not be able to guess the purpose of the study and alter their behavior accordingly. Randomly assigning participants to groups can also reduce demand characteristics by ensuring that there are no systematic differences between groups that could affect the results. However, options B and C are not relevant for reducing demand characteristics specifically, as statistical significance does not address demand characteristics and discarding data due to incomplete experiments may introduce bias.

Which of the Following Procedures Would Be Most Likely to Reduce