To obtain objective information,researchers sometimes must deceive their subjects.Ethically,research involving deception must always _________.
A)pay participants
B)maintain subject anonymity
C)use double-blind control
D)explain the deception to the subjects after the data are collected and obtain their informed consent to use the information obtained

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Deception is only ethically justifiable if participants are fully debriefed about the nature of the study and the reasons why deception was necessary. Therefore, choice D is the best answer. The other choices are important as well but are not directly related to addressing the ethical considerations of research involving deception.

To Obtain Objective Information,researchers Sometimes Must Deceive Their Subjects