Imogen Is in the Middle of Participating in a Research

question 188

Multiple Choice

Imogen is in the middle of participating in a research study when suddenly she remembers that she was supposed to babysit her little cousin.She immediately quits the study and goes to her cousin's house.In what way does this example show that psychologists take steps to protect their participants?

• A) Participants are fully debriefed.
• B) There was no deception involved in this study.
• C) Participation is voluntary.
• D) Participants' responses are kept confidential.

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