Demand characteristics refer to:
A) pressure participants feel to finish a study even when they feel uncomfortable
B) pressure to give socially desirable answers to survey questions
C) cues for authority that encourage research participants to respond honestly
D) subtle cues in an experiment that suggest to participants how they should behave
Question 2
In an experimental study of cooperation, the experimenter makes people in the experimental condition feel like they have no choice but to cooperate with a confederate. Kermit was assigned to this condition of the study and felt that he was being treated like a puppet. As a result, he actively tried to disconfirm the experimenter's hypothesis by refusing to cooperate. This is an example of:
A) participant expectancies
B) demand characteristics
C) participant reactance
D) evaluation apprehension
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