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 the experimenter-expectancy bias. A method to help reduce such a bias is referred to as a:

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A double-blind procedure, where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, can help reduce experimenter-expectancy bias by preventing both parties from being influenced by their expectations.

Dr Whitley Just Received a Very Large Grant to Carry