AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which ethical principle requires that at the end of the study participants be told about the true purpose of the research?
A
Institutional Review Board Approval
B
Informed Consent
C
Confidentiality
D
Debriefing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So informed consent is the participants should know what is going to happen to them before and so that they can they can consent based on that.

Detailed explanation-2: -Follow informed-consent rules APA’s Ethics Code mandates that psychologists who conduct research should inform participants about: The purpose of the research, expected duration and procedures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Provide participants with enough information about a study to enable a rational decision about whether to participate. Which ethical requires that at the end of the study participants be told about the true purpose of the research? Debriefing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Debriefing is part of ethical principles allowing participants to have an explanation especially when deception is involved in a study. This debriefing is usually given to the respondent at the end of the study to avoid any harmful effect that they might get from the experiment or research.

Detailed explanation-5: -Informed consent is one of the founding principles of research ethics. Its intent is that human participants can enter research freely (voluntarily) with full information about what it means for them to take part, and that they give consent before they enter the research.

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