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AbstractInformed consent is the most essential part of research ethics. The requirement to explain an experiment to the participants who provide tissues/information in order to obtain their voluntary consent is absolutely necessary in any research project. It is an expression of respect regarding the autonomy of the person who participates in the experiment. Why and how is informed consent required and what if some information is intentionally withheld to facilitate the participation? This paper will briefly review the history of informed consent, discuss the components of an ethically valid informed consent and examine deception in research. Sometimes, deception is used in Social, Behavioral and Educational Research (SBER) in order to obtain accuracy information. Can this be justified? There is no doubt that, for some psychological and sociological experiments, the less the subjects know the better. The Bystander Apathy Experiment and the Milgram Experiment will be used here as examples that are discussed and analyzed. In general, deception is not acceptable in human studies. Occasionally, it is necessary to mislead the participants who are subjects of a study in order to obtain unbiased information. The Institute Review Board (IRB) must review very carefully the proposals that use deception or misrepresentation. The reasons that deception is necessary for the study purpose need to be justified in depth and there must be provision in the procedures to protect the participants. When the study is completed, it is essential that a debriefing by the investigator is provided that explains any deception or incomplete disclosure involved; this should also help the subjects to deal with any distress or discomfort experienced in the research. KeywordsAutonomy Debriefing Deception Informed consent Cited by (0)Copyright © 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. The use of animals in scientific research has long been the subject of heated debate. On the one hand it is considered morally wrong to use animals in this way solely for human benefit. On the other hand, removing animals completely from the lab would impede our understanding of health and disease, and consequently affect the development of new and vital treatments. Although sometimes these studies do reduce the quality of life of these animals, thorough regulations are in place to ensure that they are carried out in a humane way. To help minimise the harm animals may experience while being studied in the laboratory, researchers are required to follow a set of principles, the ‘three Rs’. These are:
Below you can find many of the arguments being made for and against the use of animals in the laboratory, some you are probably already aware of and some you may not have thought about… what do you think?
Are animal models useful?Yes
No
Do the positives associated with using animal models outweigh the negatives?Yes
No
Are animal experiments necessary?Yes
No
Is it ethical to use animals in research?Yes
No
Should the use of animals in research be a mandatory part of modern progressive science?Yes
No
This page was last updated on 2017-03-03 Why animals should not be used in psychological research?All major reasons for failure in clinical trials can be attributed to the use of animal models, which due to inherent genetic differences, do not accurately reflect safety or efficacy endpoints in humans.
Which of the following is a true statement about the use of deception in psychological research?The correct answer is c. Deception is allowed as long as it is justifiable and participants are debriefed appropriately. The use of deception can in certain cases enable psychologists to find information that would be difficult to do so without it.
What is the responsibility of a researcher who conducts psychological studies on animals?Responsibility for minimising the risk of suffering and improving animal welfare (Refine) Researchers are responsible for assessing the expected effect on laboratory animals. Researchers must minimise the risk of suffering and provide good animal welfare.
How research involving humans or animals is regulated?Research involving human subjects is governed by various federal regulations, state laws, institutional based policies, and whenever applicable, accreditation standards.
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