Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Ethical

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the ethical issues involved in research?

• A)Researchers should offer substantial monetary incentives to participants so that they cannot refuse to participate.
• B)Researchers should explain the deception to their participants after the research is completed in cases where deception is necessary to the experiment.
• C)Researchers should report data gathered from individual participants rather than data aggregated across participants.
• D)Researchers may impose some sort of a negative consequence on participants if they choose to withdraw their participation once the study has begun.

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Definitions:

Market Returns

The total return, including capital gains and dividends, from investing in financial markets over a specified period.

Historical Performance

Refers to the past financial results and operations of a company or investment, used to predict future performance.

Efficient-Market Hypothesis

The theory that all existing information is already reflected in stock prices, thus making it impossible to consistently achieve higher returns than the overall market through stock selection or market timing.

Stock Prices

The cost or value of a share of a company's stock traded on the stock market.