A Group of College Students Volunteered to Take Part as Participants

Multiple Choice

A group of college students volunteered to take part as participants in research conducted by members of the Psychology Department. The students did not know that the experiment would involve deception. What is most likely to happen after the experiment is completed?

A) The students will be sworn to secrecy in order to continue the research.
B) The researchers must explain the experimental procedures to the students.
C) The students will be told that they have the right to file a civil lawsuit in the court.
D) The researchers must compensate the students for the use of deception by offering them a financial reward.