Psychology A-Level
Demand characteristics
What Demand characteristics means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Demand characteristics
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Cues in a study, from the consent form to the task itself, that let participants guess what is expected and act on the guess.
Topics that use Demand characteristics
- Scientific processes (AQA A-Level)
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