active deception

intentionally misleading research participants by giving them false information in order to get more valid results. For example, a researcher might present participants with incorrect correlations between gender and performance in different academic subject areas before testing whether such hypothetical statistics affect subsequent performance on different achievement tests. Compare passive deception. See deception research.

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November 22nd 2024

pictorial imagery

see visual imagery.