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		fallingknife 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unauthorized experiment on r/changemyview involvin... I would not consider anything that only makes people upset anywhere close to the "very bad" category.

ls612 10 months ago [–]

Yeah the IRB is concerned about things like medical research. You are absolutely allowed to lie to psych research participants if you get approval and merely lying to research subjects is considered a minor risk factor.

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