Explain why this debriefing process is ethically insufficient according to the principle of disclosing research design, and detail what the experimenter should have done instead.
Case context: An experimenter is studying the impact of lighting (bright, dim, and natural light) on reading comprehension. A participant is assigned to and completes only the dim light condition. During the debriefing session, the experimenter explains the hypothesis and the purpose of the dim light condition, but does not mention the bright or natural light conditions.
Question: Explain why this debriefing process is ethically insufficient according to the principle of disclosing research design, and detail what the experimenter should have done instead.
Sample answer: The debriefing is ethically insufficient because it fails to disclose all variations of the independent variable. Since the participant only experienced the dim light condition, the researcher was required to describe what occurred in the other conditions (bright and natural light) that the participant did not experience.
Key points:
- Identify the failure to disclose the bright and natural light conditions
- Explain the requirement to disclose all variations of the independent variable
- Specify the need to describe conditions the participant did not experience
Rubric: The response must identify the omission of the bright and natural light conditions, explain that all variations of the independent variable must be disclosed, and state that the researcher must describe what occurred in the conditions the participant did not experience.
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