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demand characteristics  

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  • In some research, typically laboratory-based experimental research, the expectations of the researcher are transparent, the hypotheses under investigation are discernable, and the hoped-for response is obvious. Such research contexts are said to be characterized by high degrees of experimental demand characteristics. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Demand Characteristics]

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