Was Neubauer's Study Unethical?

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One reason why the study was unethical was that no one knew what was really going on. The text says that for a study to be ethical all parties must know what is being researched, what one will experinece, and any risks that may arise due to the experiment. Neubauer failed to tell the parents which adopted the children, anything other than that the kids were a part of an ongoing study. Both the parents and children didn't know what to expect and didn't know of the risks that the experiment brought because Neubauer declined to tell them anything about the experiment. According to the sisters they are very much alike even though they grew up in completely different places. Because the sisters are so similar one can be lead to believe that genetics

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