PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Informed Consent
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Experiment: researcher manipulates one variable to study its effect on another variable. Dependent variable: variable being measure to see the effect of the independent. Independent variable: variable that is controlled or manipulated variable. Experimental group: group that receives the independent variable. Control group: group that is not exposed to the independent variable. Random assignment: putting research participants into control and experimental groups randomly. Placebo: a fake treatment or inactive substance. Experimenter effects: researcher unintentionally affects the results. Double-blind study: neither the researcher nor the participants know who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group. Freedom from coercion: cannot force someone to participate in research. Informed consent: participant must be aware of any risks that might be involved. Participants may withdraw from the experiment at any time. Limited deception: may not tell participants purpose of study. Adequate debriefing: participants may know results of study. Confidentiality: data is reported without exposing identity of participants.
