Chapter 3:The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

What is the purpose of debriefing?

A) to interrogate the subjects in a study
B) to find out something personal about the subjects in the study
C) to interview the subject to learn about the participants experience in the study
D) to learn about what the liked or disliked
E) none of the above












The correct answer is C.

It is the correct answer because in a debriefing we want to know what their experience was and what it could have caused, like if the participant could have suffered damage due to the study they were exposed to. This helps the experimenter learn about what is not working and what needs to be changed. The experimenter doesn't need to learn about anything personal in regards to the participant nor what the subject likes or dislikes and they don't want to interrogate the subject. The purpose of a study and the use of participants is to make them feel safe and interrogating them is not going to help them cooperate. It cannot e none of the above because C is the correct answer.