Research participants are told that they are participating in a study of prosocial behaviour. In fact, though, they have been primed with words related to elderly people or to children and their speed of movement is being measured. These participants are experiencing

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The participants are experiencing deception because they are not being told the true purpose of the study, which is to measure their speed of movement after being primed with certain words.

Research Participants Are Told That They Are Participating in a Study