Kassin and Kiechel (1996) conducted an experiment in which a participant was accused by the experimenter of carrying out an act that led to the loss of data.What did NOT characterize the research?

A) The participant was accused of hitting the wrong key on a computer.
B) In one condition, a confederate reported having seen the participant engage in the harmful act.
C) Initially, all participants denied that they had engaged in the harmful act.
D) Eventually, virtually all of the participants confessed to having engaged in the harmful act.

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Final Answer : D, Explanation :  This experiment did not characterize the research as all participants eventually confessing to the harmful act. This was actually a significant finding of the research, as it showed the power of social influence and pressure in leading individuals to falsely confess to crimes they did not commit.

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