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Antoinette Wants to Test Her New Vegetarian Burger and Test

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Antoinette wants to test her new vegetarian burger and test the hypothesis that people will not be able to tell it is not beef.She tests her product at a local big box store and hands samples out, telling people that it is a new hamburger product.She then asks them to fill out a questionnaire about the product.Discuss how this experiment is or is not being conducted in an ethical manner.


Definitions:

Consciousness

The awareness and thought process directed towards one's existence, sensory experiences, mental activities, immediate surroundings, and personal journeys.

Observable Behavior

Refers to actions or reactions that are visible and measurable, often used in behaviorist psychology to study and modify behavior.

Scientific Inquiry

The process of developing explanations about the natural world through observations, experiments, and evidence collection.

Control Group

A group in an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

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