Yes I don’t quite understand the need for deception here. I guess they were trying to blind the responses. If I were on the receiving end, I’d be wary too bu

Yes I don’t quite understand the need for deception here. I guess they were trying to blind the responses. If I were on the receiving end, I’d be wary too but on the flip side a simple email from the researchers to ask with a link to the study website would be fine.