AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Informed consent is given before the experiment and consent occurs after the experiment when participants are debriefed. During the debriefing, participants are informed about the study’s purpose, procedures, how and why deception was used, and how the results will be used.

Detailed explanation-2: -Debriefing. UNLV IRBs require investigators to debrief subjects who have been deceived during participation in research activities. The debriefing should include a detailed description of the ways in which deception was used.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deception occurs when participants are deliberately given false information about some aspect of the research. Incomplete disclosure occurs when participants are not given information about the real purpose or the nature of the research.

Detailed explanation-4: -The debriefing is an essential part of the consent process and is mandatory when the research study involves 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-5: -Deception and incomplete disclosure may interfere with the ability of the research subject to make a fully informed decision about whether or not to participate in the research.