PSY-0036 Lecture Notes - Institutional Review Board, Psy, Stellar Population
Document Summary
Ethical concerns in social psychology: use of human participants, use of deception. Cost-benefit analysis: determine the magnitude of potential costs relative to the potential benefits, physical or psychological harm, costs, benefits, participant, scientific, societal. Why social psychologist deceive: to create effective manipulations i. Internal validity: to encourage natural responses i. If deception is necessary, the informed consent can be somewhat vague: external validity, at what cost, for what benefit, negative physical or psychological consequences for the participant, to enhance our understanding of psychological processes. How social psychologists deceive: two types, deception of omission, aspects of the study left out, active deception, misled about aspects of the study, consequences, negative affect and distrust from being lied to, perseverance effects of discredited information/feedback. Debriefing: what is it: thorough explanation of all aspects of study, review, reveal, justify, original instructions and stated goals, nature of deception (if applicable, costs and benefits of methodology.
