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(psychol) the influence of an experimenter's expectations on his results. experimenter effect in Medicine. experimenter effect n. The influence of the experimenter's behavior, personality traits, or expectancies on the results of his or her own research.
Experimenter Effects. To overcome this extraneous variable, a double-blind procedure may be used. A double blind procedure is where neither the participants nor the researcher conducting the experiment, knows which participants are in experimental or control group.