47:
837:
761:: For example, Rubin (2016) discusses the Perceived Awareness of the Research Hypothesis (PARH). This 4-item scale is usually presented at the end of a research session. In responding to the scale, participants indicate the extent to which they believe that they are aware of the researchers' hypotheses during the research. Researchers then compute a mean PARH score and correlate this with their key effects. Significant
851:
591:
1045:
Barabasz, A. F., & Barabasz, M. (1992). Research designs and considerations. In E. Frornm & M. R. Nash (Eds.), Contemporary hypnosis research (pp. 173-200). New York: Guilford. The preceding paper attributes the concept to Weber, S. J., & Cook, T. D. (1972). Subject effects in laboratory
666:
that they will somehow be evaluated, leading them to figure out a way to 'beat' the experiment to attain good scores in the alleged evaluation. Rather than giving an honest answer, participants may change some or all of their answers to match the experimenter's requirements, that demand
769:
against the demand characteristics explanation. Pre-experimental questionnaires can also cause demand characteristics as well as post-experimental questionnaires. A different experimenter than the one that conducted the actual experiment to the participants should distribute the
667:
characteristics can change participant's behaviour to appear more socially or morally responsible. Demand characteristics cannot be eliminated from experiments, but demand characteristics can be studied to see their effect on such experiments.
646:
refers to an experimental artifact where participants form an interpretation of the experiment's purpose and subconsciously change their behavior to fit that interpretation. Typically, demand characteristics are considered an
1096:
Orne, Martin T. (1962). "On the social psychology of the psychological experiment: With particular reference to demand characteristics and their implications.". American
Psychologist 17 (11): 776–783. doi:10.1037/h0043424
1035:
Masling, J. (1966) Role-related behavior of the subject and psychologist and its effect upon psychological data. In D. Levine (Ed.), The
Nebraska symposium on motivation. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Pp.
1046:
research: An examination of subject roles, demand characteristics, and valid inference. Psychological
Bulletin, 77(4), 273-295. The papers are described in, and citations copied from
744:
Researchers use a number of different approaches for reducing the effect of demand characteristics in research situations. Some of the more common approaches include the following:
1058:
1024:
800:: If the purpose of the experiment is not clear or ambiguous, then the participants may guess many different hypotheses and cause the data to be skewed even more.
1025:
Nichols, A. L., & Maner, J. K. (2008). The good subject effect: Investigating participant demand characteristics. Journal of
General Psychology, 135, 151-165.
735:
in which the participant is so concerned about how the experimenter might evaluate the responses that the participant behaves in a socially desirable way.
710:) in which the participant attempts to discern the experimenter's hypotheses and to confirm them. The participant does not want to "ruin" the experiment.
694:– any communication between the participant and experimenter, whether it be verbal or non-verbal, that may influence their perception of the experiment.
698:
Weber and Cook have described some demand characteristics as involving the participant taking on a role in the experiment. These roles include:
621:
721:) in which the participant attempts to discern the experimenter's hypotheses, but only in order to destroy the credibility of the study.
822:: The central tendency of a social group can affect ratings of its intragroup variability in the absence of social identity concerns.
331:
1069:
Rubin, M. (2016). The
Perceived Awareness of the Research Hypothesis Scale: Assessing the influence of demand characteristics.
558:
765:
indicate that demand characteristics may be related to the research results. Nonsignificant correlations provide tentative
1048:
Herber, Thomas John. (May 2006). The
Effects of Hypnotic Ego Strengthening on Self-esteem (masters degree thesis) (p. 43).
1047:
1124:
614:
538:
806:: Do not inform the person who has contact with the participants about the research hypotheses. This reduces the
1003:
Artifacts in
Behavioral Research: Robert Rosenthal and Ralph L. Rosnow's Classic Books, beginning with page 110
533:
361:
655:
other than that intended by the experimenter. Pioneering research was conducted on demand characteristics by
563:
130:
17:
573:
486:
1013:
953:
776:: Conceal independent and dependent measures, so they do not provide clues about the research hypothesis.
607:
1129:
918:
807:
77:
958:
528:
519:
441:
261:
142:
1134:
908:
872:
682:– any information, true or false, circulated about the experiment outside of the experiment itself.
152:
120:
788:: If the experiment is performed again, avoid asking the participants what they have experienced.
1074:
553:
451:
222:
187:
172:
167:
157:
106:
66:
1106:
568:
501:
391:
301:
256:
232:
207:
137:
125:
91:
1002:
548:
543:
461:
326:
291:
266:
162:
61:
56:
1105:
Rubin, M., & Badea, C. (2010). Journal of
Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 410-415.
998:
923:
446:
371:
281:
116:
101:
728:
in which the participant follows the instructions given by the experimenter to the letter.
8:
766:
751:: Deceive participants about one or more aspects of the research to conceal the research
648:
376:
366:
351:
316:
311:
296:
276:
271:
147:
86:
887:
471:
416:
411:
346:
286:
247:
177:
867:
856:
663:
595:
396:
321:
227:
212:
96:
942:
937:
897:
401:
356:
341:
336:
217:
192:
877:
635:
197:
948:
842:
1118:
913:
882:
688:– the location where the experiment is being performed, if it is significant.
506:
466:
386:
381:
945:– teachers who expect higher achievement from some children actually get it
892:
782:: The experimenter must display self-discipline to obtain a valid inquiry.
762:
491:
182:
814:
Minimize interpersonal contact between the researcher and the participant
656:
406:
111:
752:
639:
306:
202:
38:
971:
456:
46:
652:
481:
476:
436:
836:
820:
Use a between-subjects design rather than a within-subjects design
974:
assumption that involved two variables of a subject's behavior:
928:
932:
981:
Perceived demand characteristics of the experimental situation
794:: To avoid experimenter bias, have more than one experimenter.
1001:
902:
662:
A possible cause for demand characteristics is participants'
670:
1059:
Perceived
Awareness of the Research Hypothesis (PARH) scale
496:
739:
832:
1116:
615:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1082:
622:
608:
816:: Reduces experimenter expectancy effect.
671:Examples of common demand characteristics
675:Common demand characteristics include:
1079:
14:
1117:
774:Unobtrusive manipulations and measures
27:Extraneous variable in social research
1014:Dinges, David. In Memory of Dr. Orne
740:Dealing with demand characteristics
24:
692:Explicit or implicit communication
25:
1146:
978:Defined as experimental variables
849:
835:
759:Post-experimental questionnaires
589:
45:
1107:doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2010.01.001
1099:
1063:
1052:
1039:
1029:
1018:
1007:
992:
808:experimenter-expectancy effect
13:
1:
985:
733:apprehensive-participant role
332:Industrial and organizational
487:Human factors and ergonomics
7:
1075:10.6084/m9.figshare.4315778
954:Reflexivity (social theory)
826:
10:
1151:
919:Observer-expectancy effect
715:negative-participant role
959:Subject-expectancy effect
726:faithful-participant role
686:Setting of the laboratory
262:Applied behavior analysis
965:
909:Naturalistic observation
873:List of cognitive biases
651:, exerting an effect on
1125:Experimental psychology
452:Behavioral neuroscience
107:Behavioral neuroscience
502:Psychology of religion
442:Behavioral engineering
126:Cognitive neuroscience
92:Affective neuroscience
905:– imaginary radiation
798:Be specific and clear
704:good-participant role
644:demand characteristic
596:Psychology portal
924:Participant observer
792:The more the merrier
780:Have self-discipline
717:(also known as the
706:(also known as the
680:Rumors of the study
649:extraneous variable
447:Behavioral genetics
362:Occupational health
102:Behavioral genetics
33:Part of a series on
970:Orne proposed the
888:Epistemic feedback
638:, particularly in
564:Schools of thought
402:Sport and exercise
248:Applied psychology
1130:Experimental bias
868:Scientific method
857:Psychology portal
708:please-you effect
632:
631:
529:Counseling topics
472:Consumer behavior
213:Psycholinguistics
97:Affective science
16:(Redirected from
1142:
1109:
1103:
1097:
1094:
1077:
1067:
1061:
1056:
1050:
1043:
1037:
1033:
1027:
1022:
1016:
1011:
1005:
996:
943:Pygmalion effect
938:Publication bias
898:Hawthorne effect
859:
854:
853:
852:
845:
840:
839:
786:Avoid temptation
719:screw-you effect
624:
617:
610:
594:
593:
592:
559:Research methods
218:Psychophysiology
78:Basic psychology
49:
30:
29:
21:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1139:
1135:Social research
1115:
1114:
1113:
1112:
1104:
1100:
1095:
1080:
1068:
1064:
1057:
1053:
1044:
1040:
1034:
1030:
1023:
1019:
1012:
1008:
999:Orne, Martin T.
997:
993:
988:
968:
963:
878:Allegiance bias
863:
862:
855:
850:
848:
841:
834:
829:
770:questionnaires.
742:
673:
636:social research
628:
590:
588:
581:
580:
579:
578:
554:Psychotherapies
522:
512:
511:
432:
424:
423:
422:
421:
250:
240:
239:
238:
237:
198:Neuropsychology
80:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1148:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1111:
1110:
1098:
1078:
1062:
1051:
1038:
1028:
1017:
1006:
990:
989:
987:
984:
983:
982:
979:
967:
964:
962:
961:
956:
951:
949:Reality tunnel
946:
940:
935:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
864:
861:
860:
846:
843:Society portal
831:
830:
828:
825:
824:
823:
817:
811:
801:
795:
789:
783:
777:
771:
756:
741:
738:
737:
736:
729:
722:
711:
696:
695:
689:
683:
672:
669:
630:
629:
627:
626:
619:
612:
604:
601:
600:
599:
598:
583:
582:
577:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
525:
524:
523:
518:
517:
514:
513:
510:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
433:
430:
429:
426:
425:
420:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
349:
344:
339:
334:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
289:
284:
279:
274:
269:
264:
259:
253:
252:
251:
246:
245:
242:
241:
236:
235:
230:
225:
220:
215:
210:
205:
200:
195:
190:
185:
180:
175:
170:
165:
160:
155:
150:
145:
143:Cross-cultural
140:
135:
134:
133:
123:
114:
109:
104:
99:
94:
89:
83:
82:
81:
76:
75:
72:
71:
70:
69:
64:
59:
51:
50:
42:
41:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1147:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1108:
1102:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1083:
1076:
1072:
1066:
1060:
1055:
1049:
1042:
1032:
1026:
1021:
1015:
1010:
1004:
1000:
995:
991:
980:
977:
976:
975:
973:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
914:Observer bias
912:
910:
907:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
883:Cultural bias
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
865:
858:
847:
844:
838:
833:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
805:
802:
799:
796:
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
778:
775:
772:
768:
764:
760:
757:
754:
750:
747:
746:
745:
734:
730:
727:
723:
720:
716:
712:
709:
705:
701:
700:
699:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
678:
677:
676:
668:
665:
660:
658:
654:
650:
645:
641:
637:
625:
620:
618:
613:
611:
606:
605:
603:
602:
597:
587:
586:
585:
584:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
549:Psychologists
547:
545:
542:
540:
539:Organizations
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
526:
521:
516:
515:
508:
507:Psychometrics
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
467:Consciousness
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
434:
428:
427:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
387:Psychotherapy
385:
383:
382:Psychometrics
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
254:
249:
244:
243:
234:
231:
229:
226:
224:
221:
219:
216:
214:
211:
209:
206:
204:
201:
199:
196:
194:
191:
189:
186:
184:
181:
179:
176:
174:
171:
169:
166:
164:
161:
159:
156:
154:
153:Developmental
151:
149:
146:
144:
141:
139:
136:
132:
129:
128:
127:
124:
122:
118:
115:
113:
110:
108:
105:
103:
100:
98:
95:
93:
90:
88:
85:
84:
79:
74:
73:
68:
65:
63:
60:
58:
55:
54:
53:
52:
48:
44:
43:
40:
37:
36:
32:
31:
19:
18:Demand effect
1101:
1070:
1065:
1054:
1041:
1031:
1020:
1009:
994:
969:
893:Funding bias
819:
813:
804:Double blind
803:
797:
791:
785:
779:
773:
763:correlations
758:
748:
743:
732:
725:
718:
714:
707:
703:
697:
691:
685:
679:
674:
664:expectations
661:
643:
633:
492:Intelligence
223:Quantitative
188:Mathematical
183:Intelligence
173:Experimental
168:Evolutionary
158:Differential
657:Martin Orne
642:, the term
534:Disciplines
407:Suicidology
302:Educational
257:Anomalistic
233:Theoretical
208:Personality
138:Comparative
121:Cognitivism
112:Behaviorism
1119:Categories
986:References
753:hypothesis
640:psychology
462:Competence
327:Humanistic
307:Ergonomics
292:Counseling
267:Assessment
203:Perception
163:Ecological
39:Psychology
972:heuristic
749:Deception
457:Cognition
372:Political
282:Community
117:Cognitive
67:Subfields
1071:Figshare
827:See also
767:evidence
653:behavior
569:Timeline
482:Feelings
477:Emotions
437:Behavior
431:Concepts
392:Religion
377:Positive
367:Pastoral
352:Military
317:Forensic
312:Feminist
297:Critical
287:Consumer
277:Coaching
272:Clinical
148:Cultural
87:Abnormal
1073:. doi:
1036:67-103.
929:Placebo
544:Outline
417:Traffic
412:Systems
347:Medical
178:Gestalt
62:History
57:Outline
933:Nocebo
903:N rays
574:Topics
397:School
322:Health
228:Social
131:Social
966:Notes
520:Lists
357:Music
342:Media
337:Legal
193:Moral
931:and
731:The
724:The
713:The
702:The
497:Mind
634:In
1121::
1081:^
659:.
810:.
755:.
623:e
616:t
609:v
119:/
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.