SOC. DECEPTION

Deception in Research

Deception plays a role in many social psychology experiments, the extent to which experienced subjects automatically expect deception to be part of all research studies. For example, a researcher may not be forthcoming about the true nature of an experimental study (e.g., a study of "college students' attitudes" may actually be a study of prejudice). Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of employing deception as part of the research process. Are there any topics in social psychology that can only be studied using deception? If so, why do you think it is necessary to use deception to study these topics? If not, describe a possible alternative to using deception. Please use scholarly resources to support your statements.

800 word discuss

Required Resources:

Feenstra, J. (2013). Social Psychology. San Diego: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-62178-578-1

· Chapter 1: Discovering Social Psychology SEE ATTACHED FILE

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Experimental Research: http://www.experiment-resources.com/experimental-research.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. This site provides information about the steps of the scientific method. The site will allow students to understand and explore how science, research and experiments are conducted. Many examples are included.

Explorable.com (2009, May 2,). Statistical Correlation. Retrieved from https://explorable.com/statistical-correlation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Explorable.com (2010, Jan 18,). Correlation and Regression. Retrieved from https://explorable.com/correlation-and-regression (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

OpenStax, Psychology. OpenStax CNX. Apr 9, 2018 http://cnx.org/contents/4abf04bf-93a0-45c3-9cbc-2cefd46e68cc@6.1. Retrieved from https://cnx.org/exports/4abf04bf-93a0-45c3-9cbc-2cefd46e68cc@6.1.pdf/psychology-6.1.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

· Chapter 12: Social Psychology SEE ATTACHED FILE