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Child Psych

Category - Ethics and Legality

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Which of the following statements about participant rights in a psychology research study is not correct?
  1. Participants have a right to have a general idea about what is being investigated and why.
  2. Participants have the right to remain to remain anonymous in the study.
  3. While a study is in progress, participants have the right to withdraw from the study at any time.
  4. After a study is completed and all of the data are collected, participants can change their mind and ask not to be included.
Explanation
Answer: D - Once the study is completed and all of the data are collected, participants forfeit their earlier right to exclude themselves from the study. The conclusions drawn from the study were derived from a sample that included them, so to withdraw at this late date could compromise the data.
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