An experimenter announces, "This is an experiment on hypnosis." Although the experimenter does not actually hypnotize anyone, most of the participants behave the way they believe hypnotized people do. These results are an apparent example of the effects of

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The participants' behavior in response to the experimenter's announcement suggests that they were responding to demand characteristics or cues in the experimental situation that led them to behave in a certain way, even though they were not actually hypnotized. Demand characteristics refer to any cues or subtle signals in an experiment that communicate to participants how they are expected to behave, which can influence their responses.

An Experimenter Announces, "This Is an Experiment on Hypnosis