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Alternatives to Deception: Why, What, and How?

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The Ethics of Social Research

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The purpose of this chapter is to explore methods in social science research that do not rely on deception. Implicit in this inquiry into scientifically valid methods that minimize the risk of harm to research participants is the assumption that methods involving deception raise serious ethical and practical questions. Here, the term research participants refers not only to subjects but also to the experimenter and persons working for the experimenter. One of the aims of this chapter is to identify the methodological strengths and weaknesses of the alternative methods proposed in order to encourage both their use and further research into their advantages and limitations.

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    Joan E. Sieber

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Geller, D.M. (1982). Alternatives to Deception: Why, What, and How?. In: Sieber, J.E. (eds) The Ethics of Social Research. Springer Series in Social Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5719-6_2

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