Short Answer

Apply the nondeceptive 'imagination' technique from the professor age expectations study to the following scenario: A researcher wants to study if a clinician's gender affects patients' trust. The researcher plans to show photos of their colleagues while falsely claiming they are licensed clinicians. Redesign this study's instructions to completely eliminate deception.

Question: Apply the nondeceptive 'imagination' technique from the professor age expectations study to the following scenario: A researcher wants to study if a clinician's gender affects patients' trust. The researcher plans to show photos of their colleagues while falsely claiming they are licensed clinicians. Redesign this study's instructions to completely eliminate deception.

Sample answer: Instead of falsely claiming the colleagues are licensed clinicians, the researcher should show the photos of the colleagues and instruct participants to imagine that the pictured individuals are licensed clinicians, and then rate their level of trust accordingly.

Key points:

  • Instruct participants to imagine the pictured colleagues are licensed clinicians.
  • Ask participants to rate their trust based on that imagined clinician role.
  • Avoids deception by reframing the task from a false assertion to a hypothetical rating task.

Rubric: Grading Rubric: - 2 points: Applies the imagination technique by asking participants to imagine the pictured colleagues are licensed clinicians. - 2 points: Instructs participants to rate their trust based on this imagined role, thereby avoiding false claims and eliminating deception.

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