Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:The purpose of a blind study is to prevent the participants from figuring out what the experimenter wants.

Statement II:Interaction between the experimenter and the participants is always beneficial in social science research.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

A blind study does keep participants from guessing what the experimenter expects or wants.

Blinding this way guards against demand characteristics distorting the responses.

Statement 2 is false because experimenter-participant interaction is not always beneficial.

Such interaction can transmit expectations and bias, which is why blinding is used.

A double-blind design hides the condition from both participant and experimenter.

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