Often clients under observation will respond according to their perceptions of the social contexts of the observation situation. These social cues are called
a. observational assessment confounds.
b. behavioral biases.
c. correlational stimuli.
d. demand characteristics.
d
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a. neutral way toward Allison, even though he has heard bad things about her. b. unfriendly way toward Allison. This in turn causes Allison to act unfriendly toward Joe, and Joe to believe that her ex-boyfriend was right about her. c. unfriendly way toward Allison, yet he finds her to be very amicable and decides that her ex-boyfriend must not know her very well. d. friendly way toward Allison even though he has heard bad things about her, and finds her to be much friendlier than her ex-boyfriend said she was.