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When a researcher unintentionally transmits his or her expectations about the outcome of the research to a research subject, it is termed:

A) the Rosenthal effect.
B) selection bias.
C) a double-masked study.
D) incidence.

Rosenthal Effect

Also known as the Pygmalion effect, the phenomenon in which higher expectations lead to an increase in performance; a form of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Double-Masked Study

A type of clinical trial where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, reducing bias.

Selection Bias

A distortion in the outcome of a study due to non-random selection of participants, leading to an unrepresentative sample.

  • Identify the effects of experimenter and participant biases on research outcomes.
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