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by kalia35 1874 days ago
This is a bad summary which ignores the important aspects of the discussion:

- When you do a research, you have to get consent from your subjects.

- When you do a research, you have to compensate your subjects for their time.

Neither of those points were respected.

And yes, you can obtain consent without divulgating the exact process that will be used. All psychology researchers know how to do that effectively and ethically.