An IRB Has Approved a Study Involving Deception

question 23

Multiple Choice

An IRB has approved a study involving deception.After the interviews,the researcher tells the subjects that although they were interviewed about public speaking nervousness,the study was really about body language.Why would the researcher disclose this?

• A)to resolve the researcher's conflict of interest
• B)because subjects must be debriefed at the end of a study that involves deception
• C)to avoid being found out later
• D)Compliance with the certificate of authenticity is part of most IRB processes.

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