PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Belmont Report
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Confederate: a person posing as a participant in an experiment who is actually part of the experiment. Tri-council policy statement (tcps): in canada, the official statement of ethical conduct for research involving humans; researchers and institutions are expected to adhere to this document to receive federal research funds. The belmont report: an american report from 1978 that outlined the ethical principles and guidelines for the protection human subjects of research . Information issues: withholding information and deception: deception: any time a researcher misleads participants into believing something about the study that is not true. Debriefing: explanation of the purposes of the research that is given to participants following their participation in the research. Research ethics board (reb): an ethics review committee established to review research proposals within a university; the reb is composed of scientists, non-scientists, and legal experts. Exempt research: research in which there is absolutely no risk, and thus may be exempt from.
