DrKline Is Deciding Whether He Needs to Give Participants a Reason

Dr.Kline is deciding whether he needs to give participants a reason for waking them up several times during the night.He knows that he cannot tell them the real reason,but he is unsure whether he should deceive them (give them a false reason why he is waking them up) or provide them with no cover story at all.Which of the following issues should be considered most heavily when deciding whether or not to use deception?

A) Whether his IRB will approve the use of deception
B) Whether he can create a convincing story that his participants will believe
C) Whether he can conduct the study just as well without deception
D) Whether his participants will be angry when they find out he used deception

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