DrLillian Is Proposing to Study the Effects of Social Embarrassment

question 56

Multiple Choice

Dr.Lillian is proposing to study the effects of social embarrassment on stress levels.To do this,she plans on having participants perform an oral presentation and either face laughter from the audience or not.Following this,each participant would provide a saliva sample to measure stress levels.Do you think Dr.Lillian would be given ethics approval?

• A) Yes, there is no other way to study this research question.
• B) Yes, this study involves minor costs and great benefits.
• C) No, psychology is not allowed to collect biological samples from participants.
• D) No, this study would cause discomfort to some participants.

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