Solved: Deceiving subjects Students sign up to be subjects

Chapter 6, Problem 6.72

(choose chapter or problem)

Deceiving subjects Students sign up to be subjects in a psychology experiment. When they arrive, they are told that interviews are running late and are taken to a waiting room. Th e experimenters then stage a theft of a valuable object left in the waiting room. Some subjects are alone with the thief, and others are in pairsthese are the treatments being compared. Will the subject report the theft ? Th e students had agreed to take part in an unspecifi ed study, and the true nature of the experiment is explained to them aft erward. Do you think this study is ethically OK?

Unfortunately, we don't have that question answered yet. But you can get it answered in just 5 hours by Logging in or Becoming a subscriber.

Becoming a subscriber
Or look for another answer

×

Login

Login or Sign up for access to all of our study tools and educational content!

Forgot password?
Register Now

×

Register

Sign up for access to all content on our site!

Or login if you already have an account

×

Reset password

If you have an active account we’ll send you an e-mail for password recovery

Or login if you have your password back