Dr. Whitley just received a very large grant to carry out a controversial and highly debated study. She believes that she needs her hypotheses to be proven correct in order to receive acclaim in the research community. Dr. Whitley positions herself to be at every treatment invention and is aware of what condition each participant has been assigned. She finds herself talking with participants before participation in the study. Dr. Whitley may be unknowingly succumbing to:

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Dr. Whitley may be unknowingly succumbing to the experimenter-expectancy effect, where her beliefs or expectations about the outcome of the study may influence the behavior or responses of the participants, leading to biased results. In addition, her desire to prove her hypotheses correct may also contribute to this effect.

Dr Whitley Just Received a Very Large Grant to Carry