What is the purpose of the “what do you think was the purpose of this study” question on the end of experiments?
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A lot of experiments, especially of the social/psychological variety, rely on the respondents not really knowing what the angle is. If people know what the researchers are hoping to prove/disprove they may alter their behavior.
If you’re conducting a study like that and a bunch of the people have correctly guessed what you’re doing, you may have a problem with the data and/or methodology.
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