Question 1 (1 point) Some times participants may be deceptive about their feelings in surveys what is this described as? experiment experimental group maturation participant bias
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This can happen for a number of reasons, such as if the participants are self-selected, if they are aware of the study's hypothesis, or if they are motivated to give socially desirable responses. Show more…
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