A Student Researcher Learns During a Debriefing Procedure That Participants

question 48

Multiple Choice

A student researcher learns during a debriefing procedure that participants misunderstood the instructions for the research task.This clearly demonstrates that

• A) the research project should have used deception.
• B) researchers also can benefit from the debriefing procedure.
• C) the study likely involved more than minimal risk.
• D) the order of publication credit should be revised.

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Definitions:

Substitution Effect

Alterations in spending behaviors triggered by variations in the prices of goods relative to each other, prompting individuals to replace one item with an alternative.

Output Effect

The change in total output resulting from adjusting production levels, typically in response to changes in market demand or cost of production.

Fixed Proportions

A production process where inputs must be used in specific proportions, and the ratio of inputs cannot be easily changed.