When a participant engages in a study and is told that the treatment may make them dizzy, the participant may report dizziness because they believe that it is expected. The __________ can be one source of bias in an experiment
a. expectations of the participant
b. errors in data collection
c. expectations of the experimenter
d. errors in ethics
Answer: A
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A. foolhardy B. a person high in nPow C. a sensation seeker D. a person high in nAff
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A. possession. B. dominance. C. prestige. D. power.