Participants in Experiments May Gain Some Unique Insight About Themselves

question 3

Multiple Choice

Participants in experiments may gain some unique insight about themselves that they never knew before as a result of their being in a social psychology study. Aronson argues that it would be ____________ for social psychologists to justify their research because of such insight.

• A) arrogant and unethical
• B) ethically acceptable
• C) ethically acceptable but a bit arrogant
• D) typical

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