Question

Juanita participated in a psychology research project that involved solving a number of arithmetic problems. during the experiment, she was informed that her solutions were incorrect. after the experiment was completed, a research assistant explained the purpose of the experiment. he told juanita that she had actually answered all items correctly, and then explained why the experiment required that she be told that her answers were wrong. this stage of the research represents:

Answer 1

Debriefing

Debriefing is a process in psychological research studies whereby the researcher informs the participant the true nature of the study- its purpose, aims, any deception involved and the justification for why deception was involved. In Juanita's case, the researcher debriefed her after the study  by explaining to her why the experiment required deceiving by telling her that her answers were wrong when they were in fact correct.