The Use of Deception in Psychological Research Is Unjustified When

question 76

Multiple Choice

The use of deception in psychological research is unjustified when

• A)the researchers could not have performed the study without the deception.
• B)the use of deception does not negatively affect the rights of the participant.
• C)the research involves medical or therapeutic interventions.
• D)participants may pick up on demand characteristics about the study.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, which can be tested through experimentation or observation.

Assumptions

Premises or conditions accepted as true without proof, used as the basis for further reasoning or argument.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical inference that proposes there is no significant effect or difference between specified populations or parameters.

One-Sample Test

A statistical method used to determine if there is a significant difference between the mean of a single sample and a known or hypothesized population mean.