Subject effects in laboratory research: An examination of subject roles, demand characteristics, and valid inference.

1972/04/01 by Stephen J. Weber, Thomas D. Cook · 371 citations
Decision Sciences · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Artificial intelligence #Cognitive and psychological constructs research #Cognitive psychology #Computer science #Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics #Demand characteristics #Econometrics #Inference #Mathematics #Psychology #Psychology of Social Influence #Social psychology #Statistics #Subject (documents)

paper · doi:10.1037/h0032351

published in Psychological Bulletin 77(4), 273-295 (American Psychological Association)

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