One Main Reason Why Social Psychologists May Elect to Use

question 183

Multiple Choice

One main reason why social psychologists may elect to use deception in their studies is that it __________.

• A) allows for stronger p-values to occur.
• B) creates a situation in which participants experience contrived events as though they were real
• C) ensures that all participants in an experiment are treated equally
• D) can be easier to deceive naïve participants than to tell the truth and provide a complex explanation

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