When an experimenter's expectations about a behavior influence the results of his experiment, it is called a ______ .

A) self-fulfilling prophecy
B) single-blind experiment
C) double-blind experiment
D) placebo effect

Ans: A) self-fulfilling prophecy

Psychology

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