Question

Marissa just finished completing her new employee questionnaire form for a job in sales. despite being a rather shy, introverted person, marissa checked all the areas that referred to her as a talkative and outgoing individual. she believes those extroverted characteristics are exactly what her new employer is looking for. which concept is being illustrated?

Answer 1

Marissa just finished completing her new employee questionnaire form for a job in sales. Despite being a rather shy, introverted person, Marissa checked all the areas that referred to her as a talkative and outgoing individual. She believes those extroverted characteristics are exactly what her new employer is looking for. This concept is called demand characteristics.

Answer 2

The fact that Marissa completed her new employee questionnaire form for a job by selecting the characteristics she believed are exactly what her new employer is looking for, and not what she is really like, illustrates the concept of demand characteristics. The term demand characteristic denote the cue that makes participants aware of what the experimenter expects to find or how participants are expected to behave. This way it can change the outcome of the experiment.