Is It Wise to Tell Participants the Experiment's True Purpose

question 40

Multiple Choice

Is it wise to tell participants the experiment's true purpose?

• A)No,because participants may change their behavior as a result of learning the true purpose of the experiment.
• B)Yes,because telling participants the experiment's true purpose is always required by institutional review boards.
• C)Yes,because participants do not change their behavior as a result of learning the true purpose of the experiment.
• D)Yes,because revealing the exact purpose of the experiment does not make participants react in ways that are artificially consistent with the study hypotheses.

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