According to Federal Regulations and Ethical Guidelines of Professional Societies

question 32

Multiple Choice

According to federal regulations and ethical guidelines of professional societies such as the American Sociological Association,

• A) researchers should use all possible means to protect the confidentiality of information provided by research participants.
• B) study results should be revealed during the debriefing session.
• C) subjects should not be informed of the use of deception if this revelation will be harmful or unpleasant.
• D) subjects may be informed that they cannot discontinue their participation once they have volunteered to participate in research.

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Definitions:

Still Photos

Photographs that capture a single moment in time, particularly in contrast to moving images.

Size Constancy

A perceptual process allowing a person to perceive an object as the same size regardless of its distance from the observer.

Optical Illusions

Visual perception phenomena where the information perceived by the eye and interpreted by the brain differs from the physical reality, often leading to misinterpretation.

Accurate Judgments

The ability to make conclusions or assessments that are correct and based on evidence or sound reasoning.