Maureen is a psychology major who is conducting a study on memory.The participants in her experiment study a long list of words and are then shown words and asked if they were on the list.Maureen knows which words were on the list,and whenever a participant starts to give a wrong answer,Maureen inadvertently shifts her eyes.As a result,some participants quickly change their answer.This scenario illustrates a(n)

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Maureen's unintentional eye movements have influenced the behavior of the participants, creating an experimenter effect. This is a common source of bias in psychological research, as the way an experimenter behaves can influence the behavior of study participants. The other options, placebo effect, double-blind study, and correlation coefficient, do not accurately describe the situation presented in the scenario.

Maureen Is a Psychology Major Who Is Conducting a Study