One Main Reason Why Social Psychologists May Elect to Use

question 213

Multiple Choice

One main reason why social psychologists may elect to use deception in their studies is

• A)it allows for stronger p-values to occur.
• B)it creates a situation in which participants experience contrived events as though they were real.
• C)it ensures that all participants in an experiment are treated equally.
• D)it can be easier to deceive naïve participants than to tell the truth and provide a complex explanation.

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