Researchers can influence the results of any experimental design by:

A. simply being themselves. A researcher's characteristics can influence how participants respond.
B. unknowingly encouraging participants to respond in the way that supports the predictions of their hypotheses.
C. selecting participants from a population with whom they are unfamiliar.
D. being blind to the experimental conditions.
E. A and B.


Answer: E

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