demand characteristic

noun

An aspect of an experimental design that leads subjects to infer, and comply with, researcher expectations, thereby confounding the experimental results.

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Meanings

noundemand characteristic (plural demand characteristics)

plural demand characteristics

  1. plural normallyAn aspect of an experimental design that leads subjects to infer, and comply with, researcher expectations, thereby confounding the experimental results.

Origin

From demand + characteristic.

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APA

demand characteristic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demand%20characteristic

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“demand characteristic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demand%20characteristic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demand characteristic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demand%20characteristic.

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