Dr.Price is proposing to study the effects of humiliation on the tendency of individuals to obey an authority figure.To do this,she plans on setting up a public embarrassment scene for a random half of the participants,and then measure how likely they are to obey a group leader who is telling them to cheat.Do you think Dr.Price would be given ethics approval?
A) Yes, there is no other way to study this research question.
B) Yes, this study involves minor costs and great benefits.
C) No, a study like this would be impossible to pull off because it involves too many people.
D) No, this study would cause discomfort to some participants.

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The proposed study involves a potentially harmful manipulation of public humiliation and the potential discomfort caused to participants. It is unlikely that such a study would be approved by an ethics committee without careful consideration of the potential risks and benefits, and appropriate measures in place to minimize harm to participants.

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