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Noun: experimenter bias
  1. (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment
    "The study controlled for experimenter bias by using double-blind procedures"

Derived forms: experimenter biases

Type of: bias, preconception, prejudice

Encyclopedia: Experimenter bias