If Your Study Required You to Deceive Your Participants About

Multiple Choice

If your study required you to deceive your participants about its aims, how might you go about dealing with this issue ethically?

A) Nothing. There is nothing unethical about deception.
B) Change the study so that it no longer deceives participants.
C) Ensure your study includes a consent form.
D) Ensure your debrief explains the real aims of the study and why the deception was necessary.