Getting people to participate

Treatment of participants during study

Long-term effects of participation

Implications of Results
 

Informed Consent

describe procedure, potential risks

reinforce voluntary nature of experiment

assure anonymity and confidentiality
 

Voluntariness of Participation?

Field/Observational studies
    - Flirting behavior in bars
    - Arousal at the urinal

PSYC 111 students

Power differential in general
 

Psychological Harm

emotional discomfort

stress

learning unpleasant things about ourselves

feeling ìdupedî
 

Deception

active misleading of participants with cover story

incomplete disclosure of true goals

measuring behaviors without participantsí knowledge
 

Debriefing

First, suspicion check

Explain deception and WHY it was done

Point out situational causes/frequency of negative behavior
 

Costs & Benefits

Is study making a worthwhile contribution?

Does benefit outweigh cost?

Are there less costly ways to do study?

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