The observation that sometimes subjects are extremely willing to complete a meaningless task in order to help the experimenter illustrates the idea of
A) the experimenter expectancy effect.
B) the subject selection bias.
C) the good subject effect.
D) the Hawthorne effect.

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The good subject effect occurs when participants are overly eager to please the experimenter and may be willing to complete even meaningless or tedious tasks to do so. This can lead to bias in the results, as participants may adjust their behavior to meet perceived expectations. The experimenter expectancy effect refers to the unintentional cues or expectations that researchers may give off which then affect the behavior or responses of participants. Subject selection bias occurs when the method of selecting participants leads to a sample that is not representative of the population being studied. The Hawthorne effect refers to changes in behavior that occur simply as a result of being observed, such as in a workplace productivity study where workers may work harder knowing they are being observed.

The Observation That Sometimes Subjects Are Extremely Willing to Complete