A researcher conducts a study in which participants are asked to administer electric shocks to a participant in what they believe to be a memory experiment, but which in fact is a study of obedience.In fact the shocks are not real, but the participant does not know this.After the study, the researcher asks participants how strong they thought the shocks they were administering were.Which of the following is true?
A)This study involves deception, and the post-test questionnaire is designed to see whether participants have found the cover story convincing.
B)This study does not involve deception, and the post-test questionnaire is designed to see whether participants have found the cover story convincing.
C)This study involves deception, and there is no cover story.
D)The study does not involve deception, and there is no cover story.
E)This does not resemble a study that a psychologist would ever conduct.

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The study involves deception as the participants are led to believe that they are administering electric shocks to someone, which is not true. The post-test questionnaire is designed to determine whether the cover story of the experiment was convincing to the participants.

A Researcher Conducts a Study in Which Participants Are Asked