You want to do an experiment in which human participants are asked to taste a particular substance so you can determine if the participants have very sensitive taste buds.Your plan is to not tell the participants in advance that the substance may taste really bad and then to describe how well participants can taste the substance by the faces they make.What can you expect your university's human subjects committee to say?
A) You must find some other way to measure how well participants can taste the substance because you must tell them what may happen and get informed consent.
B) They will probably suggest you do the experiment with animals.
C) They will probably approve the experiment because there is no other way to measure how well participants can taste the substance.
D) You can do the experiment,but you must debrief participants when it is done.

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The university's human subjects committee is likely to insist that participants are informed about the substance and its potential bad taste, as well as any risks or discomfort associated with the experiment. They will require you to obtain informed consent from participants before they agree to take part, and ensure that participants are able to withdraw from the experiment at any time. It is important to prioritize ethical and responsible research practices when working with human participants, and this may mean finding alternative ways to measure taste sensitivity.

You Want to Do an Experiment in Which Human Participants