Dr. Ingo Larsen is testing the effectiveness of a new memory-enhancing study technique. He greets each participant at the door and escorts them into either the control group (that receives the old memory technique) or the experimental group (that receives the new memory technique). He then conducts the experiment and analyzes the results. This is all quite problematic, because of the potential presence of __________.

a. nocebo outcomes
b. rival hypotheses
c. sharpening and leveling
d. experimenter expectancy effects


Answer: d. experimenter expectancy effects

Psychology

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