An institutional review board is likely to conclude that there are no troublesome ethical issues associated with which of the following studies?
A) research in a controlled study in a laboratory
B) surveys on topics such as experiences of sexual abuse
C) naturalistic observation of the conditions in which people are likely to litter in public
D) experiments on learning simple lists of words when the experimenter has deceived participants about the purpose of the study

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Naturalistic observation of public behavior, like littering, typically involves minimal risk and does not require informed consent, making it less likely to raise ethical concerns.

An Institutional Review Board Is Likely to Conclude That There