Problem
Consider previous lectures on ethics and the information you have just learned from this lectures regarding the role of deception in Naturalistic Observation and Participant-Observer research. What are the ethical implications of a researcher observing and/or joining a group without letting the group members know they are being studied, even if all efforts are made to ensure the confidentiality of group members? Is the ethical compromise of deception and (in the case of participant-observer research, potential disruption to the group by joining and studying it) worth the gain of accurate data about a group in a real-world environment?