PSYCO105 Lecture : Jan 18 - Last Part of Methods.docx
1 May 2012
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When the independent variable involves a lie. (ex. Some psychologists are opposed to all use of deception. Others justify it on the grounds that some psychological processes cannot be studied effectively. Debriefing: a verbal description of the true nature and purpose of a study that psychologists provide to people after they have participated in the study without it. Some procedures that can"t be used with humans can be used ethically with other animal species. Researchers who employ animals have an ethical obligation to balance the animals suffering against the potential research benefits. Some people question whether subjecting animals to pain or deprivation is ever justifiable. Others justify it by pointing to the enormous gains in knowledge and the reduction in human (and animal) suffering that have come from such research. An agreement to participate in a study after first being told about the research and its possible negative effects is called
