Participants' expectations of what is going to happen to them in an experiment are referred to as
A) independent variables.
B) double-blind variables.
C) demand characteristics.
D) dependent variables.

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Demand characteristics refer to the cues in an experiment that participants use to make educated guesses about what the experimenter expects. These cues can greatly influence the behavior that participants exhibit during the experiment.

Participants' Expectations of What Is Going to Happen to Them