A confederate is a person who
A) poses as a participant.
B) is responsible for compliance with ethical guidelines.
C) attempts to dissuade participants from succumbing to the demand characteristics of the experiment.
D) decides to stop his/her participation in a study on the basis of moral objections.

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A confederate in a research study is a person who poses as a participant but is actually working with the researcher to manipulate the experimental conditions or gather specific data. This definition is consistent across various fields of research.

A Confederate Is a Person Who