Renae conducts a study to understand altruistic behavior. She deceives  her participants by stating that the purpose of her study is to test intelligence. This results in some of the participants feeling bad about their performance. Which of the following would most likely help Renae reduce the negative impact of the experiment on her participants?

A. misrepresenting information about the nature of the study
B. providing the participants with incentives
C. debriefing her participants about the study
D. giving feedback to the participants on their performance


Answer: C

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