Susan is interested in whether or not college students are prejudiced against elderly people.She had students come into the lab and view faces of people,making judgments about the emotion displayed by each face.Susan tells participants they are working on an emotion recognition experiment; however she is actually measuring the number of negative emotions assigned to the elderly faces.Susan's proposed research involves which of the following violations of the ethical standards in human research?

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The proposed research involves the use of deception as Susan is not disclosing the true intent of the study and is misleading the participants by telling them they are working on an emotion recognition experiment. This violates the ethical principle of informed consent where participants should be fully informed about the purpose of the study and any potential risks or harms before deciding whether or not to participate.

Susan Is Interested in Whether or Not College Students Are