If Your Study Required You to Deceive Your Participants About

question 6

Multiple Choice

If your study required you to deceive your participants about its aims, how might you go about dealing with this issue ethically?

• A) Nothing. There is nothing unethical about deception.
• B) Change the study so that it no longer deceives participants.
• C) Ensure your study includes a consent form.
• D) Ensure your debrief explains the real aims of the study and why the deception was necessary.

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Definitions:

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