Scenario #3: Professor Richards is interested in researching the factors associated with prejudice among college student

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Scenario #3:Professor Richards is interested in researching the factorsassociated with prejudice among college students. She follows thetypical steps in the research process outlined in your textbook.Below are questions dealing with stages in her research projectthat involve various ethical considerations. Please select thecorrect answer according to the ethical standards sociologists arerequired to adhere to while conducting research on humansubjects.
During the data collection stage of the research project,Professor Richards brought the participants together in a classroomto examine how the presence of their peers might impact how theyrespond to verbal questions about various racial and ethnic groups.Some of the participants were concerned about answering questionsin this format, but Professor Richards promised the participantsthat their responses will be kept absolutely confidential. IsProfessor Richards conducting this part of the data collectionprocess in an ethical manner?
Yes, because the participants can alter their answers to makethem more socially acceptable if they are concerned about that.
Yes, because the participants should know that answering thequestions out loud in front of their peers is strictlyvoluntary.
No, because Professor Richards has no way of preventing theparticipants from talking about the responses outside of theclassroom, so she should not have made that promise.
None of the above.