RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND ETHICS
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Written consent
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Development
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Deception
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Risk/benefit ratio
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Detailed explanation-1: -Deception is when a researcher gives false information to subjects or intentionally misleads them about some key aspect of the research. Examples include: Subjects complete a quiz, and are falsely told that they did very poorly, regardless of their actual performance.
Detailed explanation-2: -The deceptive practice or information should not increase the risks of the study, and subjects must be fully debriefed. Subjects must have the opportunity to ask questions about the new information and be given the opportunity to withdraw from the study and have their data removed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The debriefing is an essential part of the informed consent process and is mandatory when the research study involves use of deception. The debriefing provides participants with a full explanation of the hypothesis being tested, procedures to deceive participants and the reason(s) why it was necessary to deceive them.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is c. Deception is allowed as long as it is justifiable and participants are debriefed appropriately.