Susan is conducting a study on the effects of sexism on how highly business managers think of their staff. Susan does not reveal the true purpose of her experiment until after the managers have rated profiles of their staff, because she does not want managers to adjust their ratings if they knew that the study was about sexism. Which of the following is true?
A) Susan is preserving the validity of her study's measure by not revealing its true aim.
B) Susan is ensuring the reliability of her study's conclusions by surveying more than one manager.
C) Susan is reducing the effect of causality bias by not revealing the true purpose of her experiment.
D) Susan is neither preserving the validity of her study's measure nor the reliability of her study's conclusions with her actions.

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Susan is preserving the validity of her study's measure by not revealing its true aim. If managers knew that the study was about sexism, they may adjust their ratings to appear less biased or more socially acceptable, which would compromise the accuracy and validity of Susan's findings. By not revealing the true purpose of the experiment, Susan can obtain more accurate and truthful data.

Susan Is Conducting a Study on the Effects of Sexism