Which of the following is not true about the use of confederates?
A) The use of confederates was essential for some major findings in psychology.
B) Using confederates means that your study involves deception and that participants should be debriefed at the end of the study.
C) If the IRB has approved the use of confederates in its initial review of the experiment, there are no additional concerns.
D) Confederates are trained by the experimenter but can be blinded to the hypothesis of the study.

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IRB approval does not eliminate the need for ongoing monitoring of the use of confederates and other ethical considerations during the experiment. Ongoing monitoring is essential to ensure that participants are not subjected to undue stress or harm as a result of the study.

Which of the Following Is Not True About the Use