PSYC 201W Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Nocebo, Psych, Animal Welfare
4 Apr 2018
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History: wwii, nazi medical experiments, other examples: tuskegee. If deception is used, the researcher must debrief the participant afterwards: active: commission, passive: omission, deception cannot be so great that the participants are tricked to participate in a study that they would otherwise not do. Informed consent, right to withdraw: debriefing, de-hoaxing: debriefing about deception, desensitizing: eliminating any undesirable influence, confidentiality: not connecting the participant to the information, anonymity: personal information is not released. No one knows you did the study: vulnerable populations, nocebo effect: opposite of the placebo effect, you expect something bad to happen with the medications, how much should we warn people about side-effects of medications. Guidelines: respect for human dignity: researchers cannot treat participants as a means to an end. The information cannot be traced back to the participant: balancing harms and benefits: ethical board must consider the harms and benefits in any research project.
