Zareb Studies Children's Social Standing in Their Classes

question 4

Multiple Choice

Zareb studies children's social standing in their classes. He is interested in students who are rejected by their peers. He has designed an intervention to help such children. He is concerned, however, because he fears the potential effects of telling learners that their peers don't like them. Therefore, he thinks it is important to deceive his study participants, and tell them that they were randomly selected to participate in his intervention, to maximize the study benefits and minimize the harm to the students. This decision best falls under which APA ethical principle?

• A) Justice
• B) Integrity
• C) Beneficence
• D) Fidelity

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