If someone already spreads the rumor about an experiment for being assessment of racist attitudes and the subjects then take care of not showing racist attitudes. The result of experiment will be __________?
Correct answer: B. biased
- A. invalid
- B. biased
- C. error
- D. unreliable
Explanation
The rumor creates a demand characteristic, causing participants to change their behavior to appear non-racist. This systematic influence makes the findings biased rather than a random measurement error.
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