Which of the Following Is an Ethical Concern in Social

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an ethical concern in social psychological research?

• A) It is often difficult to debrief participants in a study.
• B) Undoing the effects of a plausible cover story can be difficult.
• C) Participants are sometimes exposed to upsetting situations.
• D) Participants must sometimes be discouraged from withdrawing prematurely from the experiment.
• E) People do not have a choice about the experimental condition to which they are assigned.

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