RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND ETHICS
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The participants could feel distress after the deception is revealed
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The deceptive activity is withheld until after the experiment is completed
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There is absolutely no other way to ensure the participants will not change their natural behavior
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They provide signed consent to withdraw
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Detailed explanation-1: -The use of deception is justified by the study’s scientific, educational or applied value, and other non-deceptive ways are not possible. Participants are not deceived about conditions that might cause pain or intense emotional distress. Participants will be debriefed at the conclusion of the participation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deception in research is unethical because the spirit of research requires a high moral standard. Medical ethics has reiterated the importance of integrity and justice, and the protection of the participant should always be of the utmost concern.
Detailed explanation-3: -Deception is the intentional misleading of subjects or the withholding of full information about the nature of the experiment. Investigators may mislead or omit information about the purpose of the research, the role of the researcher, or what procedures in the study are actually experimental.