If a Study Is Planned by a Research Psychologist but Actually

question 36

Multiple Choice

If a study is planned by a research psychologist but actually carried out by a graduate student, who holds primary responsibility for the "dignity and welfare" of the participants?

• A)the graduate student
• B)the research psychologist
• C)the Institutional Review Board (i.e., neither the student nor the psychologist)
• D)the participants themselves (buyer beware)

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Definitions:

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