Demand characteristics are
A)the experimenter's expectancies about what will happen in a study.
B)placebo effects that occur in some experimental conditions but not others.
C)cues that indicate to participants how they should behave.
D)instructions that tell participants what to do in a study.

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Demand characteristics refer to subtle cues or signals in an experiment that communicate to the participants how they are expected to behave or respond. These can influence the outcomes of the study by causing participants to alter their behavior in ways they believe are consistent with the experiment's goals, rather than behaving naturally.

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