Suspicion, Affective Response, and Educational Benefit as a Result of Deception in Psychology Research
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Vol. 24 (7) , 759-768
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167298247008
Abstract
This research evaluated participants' reactions to deception in experiments by having them participate in a replication of a deception experiment. Half of the participants were made aware of this deception immediately, whereas the other half were not. Participants reported little negative impact from being deceived, but significant negative effects were reported on the basis of receiving negative feedback (a manipulation in the deception experiment). Furthermore, participants who were informed of the deception became more suspicious than uninformed participants, and this effect lasted for 3 months after the initial experience. Thus, deception may not be as costly to participants as commonly believed. From a cost-benefit standpoint, other issues (e.g., suspicion and negative stimuli in experiments) should be of greater concern.Keywords
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