PSYC 2606 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Psychological Association, Demand Characteristics, National Institutes Of Health
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6 concepts (one of them is deception) - only have to do 5 of the 6. 2 points - definition of each concept. 2 points - an example of a study that uses this concept (come up with our own study!) Risk-benefit ratio: ratio of risk to participants vs benefit to society. Old view: benefits will outweigh any costs. New view (1960s): humans concern for participants overrides any benefit to science. Guidelines est by american psychological association (apa) and national institutes of health (nih) People feel a social demand or pressure to perform a certain way and we don"t want that, we want them to be honest and comfortable. Research methods that conceal or mislead participants about true aspects of the study. This is so that the participant doesn"t feel like they have to act a certain way. Deliberately trying to mislead the participant in what they"re doing the study about so they don"t try to answer a certain way.
