Question

Joshua is a graduate student interested in how condescension affects decision making. He sets up a situation with a confederate who either treats the subject with disdain, is deferential, or has little interaction with the subject. He introduces himself to the subjects but tells the subjects that the study is about problem solving.

Which of the following best describes the type of deception in this scenario?

Joshua is deceiving subjects by not admitting that he is doing research.

Joshua is deceiving the subjects about his own identity.

Joshua is admitting that he is doing research but deceiving subjects about the purpose of his research.

The purpose of debriefing is to reduce any possibility of psychological harm by informing people about their experience or allowing them to talk about it. In this case, Joshua:

Should debrief his subjects after the study

Should not debrief his subjects after the study

Answer 1

Answer - Option D - The purpose of debriefing is to reduce any possibility of psychological harm by informing people about their experience or allowing them to talk about it.

Explanation :-

The objective of debriefing is to minimize the the psychological harm to the participants. Joshua should debrief his subjects after the study. Debriefing takes place when the researcher reveal the facts of the research in front of participants after completion of the experiment or research. Debriefing could be late due to various reasons and may impact the result of subsequent stages. In this case, joshua is interested to determine about impact of condescension in decision making.