To Obtain Objective Information, Researchers Sometimes Must Deceive Their Subjects

question 195

Essay

To obtain objective information, researchers sometimes must deceive their subjects. Ethically, research involving deception must always _________.
a. pay participants
b. maintain subject anonymity
c. use double-blind control
d. explain the deception to the subjects after the data are collected and obtain their informed consent to use the information obtained

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Definitions:

Prediction

An assertion concerning what will occur in a particular research investigation.

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Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, based on observation, that can be tested through research and experimentation.