Dr. Jimenez wanted to study the effects of caffeine intake on memory skills during stressful conditions. She told the students in her Social Psychology course that they would be required to participate in her study (or risk a failing grade), but she provided no information about what was being investigated (to make sure their responses weren't biased ahead of time). All participants were required to drink a highly caffeinated beverage and then solve a series of anagrams under time pressure, with jarring industrial noises playing to produce the stress manipulation. Dr. Jimenez eventually thanked her students, at the end of the semester, for their participation in the research.

A hypothesis for Dr. Jimenez's study.

B. What are the Independent and Dependent Variables in this study?

C. Which ethical violations are present in this research project? Identify and explain at least three violations. (Note: I am NOT asking for your personal opinion here, I'd like to read the section on Ethical Issues in Psychology" about these violations as if you are a member of the Institutional Review Board).

D. Identify three changes that Dr. Jimenez can make to improve her study ethically (without changing the hypothese or the variables in this study).