According to the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists, it is acceptable to deceive human subjects in an experiment if certain conditions are met. Which of the following is not one of those conditions?
A) The research may yield valuable research and a procedure that does not involve deception is not possible.
B) Subjects are told the purpose of the experiment and they theory being tested before the procedure.
C) The subjects are not deceived about risk levels.
D) Subjects are debriefed as soon as possible after the procedure.

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According to the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists, subjects must be informed about the purpose and nature of the research, but not necessarily the specific theory being tested. The other conditions listed (A, C, and D) are all requirements for acceptable deception in research.

According to the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists, It