Falsifiability, independent variables, dependent variables, blind observers, and demand characteristics are all potential characteristics of an experiment. Which of these would an experimenter try to minimize or avoid, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
An experimenter would try to minimize or avoid demand characteristics, because these are cues that tell a participant what is expected of him or her and what the experimenter hopes to find. The experimenter would like the results to depend on the experimental manipulation rather than participants' attempts to conform to the experimenter's predictions.
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