In psychology, the word "confederate" is used to refer to ____
a. a research assistant who poses as a participant during the course of a research study in order to help create a certain situation
b. a research participant who is purposely disruptive during a study (e.g., a participant who lies on questionnaires or refuses to complete an experimental task)
c. a statistician or data analyst
d. a prototypical research participant (i.e., the "confederate response" is a term used to refer to the "average response" or "mean response")
A
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