Sabrina Participated in a Psychology Experiment That Involved Answering a Number

question 55

Multiple Choice

Sabrina participated in a psychology experiment that involved answering a number of arithmetic problems.During the experiment, she was informed that her answers were incorrect.After the experiment was completed, a research assistant explained the purposes of the experiment.He told Sabrina that she had answered all the items correctly, and then explained why the experiment required that she be told her answers were wrong.What does this stage of the research process represent?

• A)informed consent
• B)confidentiality of Records
• C)deception
• D)debriefing

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