In an experimental study investigating the effectiveness of a new immersive virtual-reality (VR) mindfulness application designed to reduce occupational stress in corporate investment bankers, researchers compared an intervention group using the VR application with a control group who listened to standard audio-only relaxation tracks.
The researchers were concerned that the outcome of the study might be influenced by the problems of demand characteristics and investigator effects.
Explain what the researchers could do to eliminate or reduce demand characteristics and investigator effects in this study.
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