Under What Conditions Is Deception of Research Participants Considered to Be

question 31

Essay

Under what conditions is deception of research participants considered to be ethically acceptable according to the APA Ethics Code? Give an example of a hypothetical study for which deception would be considered unacceptable and another for which it would be considered acceptable.

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Definitions:

Tibia

The inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle in vertebrates, parallel with the fibula.

Friction

The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.

Scales

Small, rigid plates that grow out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In fish and reptiles, scales perform this protective function.

Adaptation

The process by which organisms adjust to changes in their environment in order to survive and reproduce.