4. I 27 overweight and 31 normal weight collegé women received either n this exp

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4. I 27 overweight and 31 normal weight collegé women received either n this experiment, positive or negative social feedback from a male evaluator. Relative to other groups overweight women who received negative feedback attributed the feedback to their weight but did not blame the evaluator for his reaction. The findings are discussed in terms of low self-esteem and attributions. During debriefing, women were not told that they were chosen for the study based on their weight (the researchers thought that thi information would be too upsetting, especially for overweight participants) Crocker J. Comwell B & Maior R (19931 The stim

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An ethical problem in this study could be the use of deception, as the researchers withheld certain information about the student from the participants. However, this was compromised with the aim of minimising psychological harm to the participants. Therefore as a member of the IRB, I would approve of this study as the researchers met with an ethical dilemma but prioritised beneficence and non-maleficience.

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