A Psychologist Proposed an Experiment in Which He Would Tell

question 36

Multiple Choice

A psychologist proposed an experiment in which he would tell participants that their performance on an intelligence test was extremely low (regardless of actual performance) and then measure their self-esteem. What might an Institutional Review Board ethics committee say about such a proposal?

• A)Deception is allowable only if it is revealed afterward and if the emotional distress that it causes is short-lived.
• B)Deception is allowable only if participants give informed consent prior to the experiment.
• C)Deception is never allowable.
• D)Deception such as this would cause emotional discomfort, so it should not be done.

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