When participating in a psychology research experiment, you are told that the purpose of the study is to find out if tall people are more prejudiced than short people. Because you want to behave accordingly, you agree with questions on a survey of prejudice more so than you would otherwise. Your behavior in this study is most likely a result of
A) your true attitudes.
B) your repressed attitudes.
C) the demand characteristics of the experiment.
D) the sampling method of the experiment.

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The demand characteristics of the experiment are the subtle cues that participants pick up on that lead them to behave in a certain way that they believe the researcher expects. In this case, the participant may be trying to please the researcher by agreeing with questions on the survey and behaving in a way that they believe fits the hypothesis of the study.

When Participating in a Psychology Research Experiment, You Are Told