What Event in 2011 Has Increased the Level of Discussion

question 89

Multiple Choice

What event in 2011 has increased the level of discussion in social psychology about the role of values in the research process?

• A) The mistreatment of experimental participants
• B) The failure of IRBs to adequately oversee research
• C) The confession of a researcher to fabrication of data
• D) The report that most researchers fail to debrief their participants

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