Can Deception Be Desirable?
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Authors
Uz, Irem
Kemmelmeier, Markus
Issue Date
2017
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coûts et bénéfices , deception , éthique de la recherche , expériences en psychologie , harm and benefits , participants à la recherche , psychology experiments , research , researchers , research ethics , research participants , tromperie
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Critics of deception in research allege harm to society, the discipline of psychology, the
researchers and participants. However neither empirical findings nor a ‘reasonable-person’ test
seem to support those allegations. By and large, researchers who use deception consider its costs
and benefits, and the kind and degree of deceit that is typically used in psychology is of a
benevolent type. Moreover participants prefer to participate in deception research rather its nondeceptive alternatives. In the light of these premises, we argue that deception can be desirable,
especially when considering cost and benefits to research participants
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