Question

an upper-level psychology class is conducting an experiment on racial prejudice that involves having participants rate the likeability of faces in a set of photos. however, they tell participants that the study is about the effects of aging on likeability. when participants are finished, they are thanked for their time and leave the experiment. in this example, the class forgot to ____ in order to resolve the ____ in the study

• debrief participants; ageist attitudes
• pay participants; deception
• pay participants; use of personal photos
• debrief participants; deception

Explanation:

In psychological research, when deception is used (here, telling participants the study is about aging instead of racial prejudice), debriefing is necessary to inform participants of the true purpose and resolve the deception. The other options are incorrect: paying participants isn't related to resolving deception or the issue here, and "ageist attitudes" isn't the main issue (the deception is about the study's purpose, not ageist attitudes).

Answer:

D. debrief participants; deception (Note: Assuming the last option is labeled D, as per the options given, the correct one is "debrief participants; deception" which would correspond to the last option in the list provided, likely labeled as the fourth option with that text.)