Demand Characteristics & Investigator Effects

Question 1

What are demand characteristics?

Answer 1

Subtle clues that give participants an idea of what is being investigated

Question 2

What can demand characteristics lead to?

Answer 2

• Participants altering their behaviour to help or hinder the researcher
• Extraneous variables that can lower the validity of the study

Question 3

What are investigator effects?

Answer 3

Where researchers influence the results

Question 4

What do investigator effects lead to?

Answer 4

• Participants may react to the investigator in an unnatural way due to several factors
• Can have negative effects on the results