Module 7

The laboratory environment is designed to...

• exactly re-create the events of everyday life

• re-create psychological forces under controlled conditions.

• re-create psychological forces under random conditions.

• minimize the use of animals and humans in psychological research.

• provide the opportunity to do case study research.

Which ethical principle requires that at the end of the study, participants be told about the true purpose of the research?

• Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval

• informed consent

• confidentiality

• debriefing

• protection from physical harm

What do the APA's ethical principles say about the use of deception in research?

• Deception may never be used.

• Participants must be fully informed about any deception before the research begins.

• Deception should be used only if no better alternative is available.

• As long as no participants are harmed, deception can be used whenever the researcher wishes.

• There are no principles regarding deception.

When considering animal ethics is psychological research, one might consider the following questions: (choose 2)

• Where do we source the animals, zoos or the wild?

• Should we place the value of one animal (humans) over others?

• How many animals must be sacrificed before we can conclude a study?

• How do we protect animal well-being in research?

• Animals do not have ethical concerns.

Define DEBRIEFING and explain why it's essential to do after a research study in which deception was involved.