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KMID : 1011120160090030223
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Bioethics Policy Studies
2016 Volume.9 No. 3 p.223 ~ p.249
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Deception in Social-Behavioral Research
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Chang Won-Kyung
Song Ji-Yeon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to provide a basis of discussion to establish an ethical foundation for the use of deception in social-behavioral research. While the ethics of deceit in Korean social-behavioral studies have not been an issue in the past, research that utilizes techniques of deception has been steadily published over the years. However, due to the lack of discussion concerning acceptable types of techniques and proper procedures to deceive study participants, the ethicality of such research is entirely left to the judgment of the individual researcher. Therefore, a discussion that addresses the ethics of using deception in research is necessary to provide a secure and ethical basis for research, and to make objective criteria for the review of the Institutional Review Board (IRB), set up as an authority over social-behavioral research under the “Bioethics and Safety Act.” United States-based research psychologists have been leading the debate on the ethics of using deception in social-behavioral research. In the 1960s, the number of studies employing techniques of deception published in American psychological journals increased sharply, resulting in the questions of ethical considerations of study participants. Researchers then actively discussed ethical standards and appropriate debriefing procedures related to using deception in social-behavioral studies. This study introduces the ethicality of techniques of deception in social-behavioral research that are being discussed in the United States. In particular, this study reviews the general ethical standards of allowing the use of deception, specified criteria for determining the ethical acceptability of the techniques of deception, and the relevant purpose and method of debriefing after deception has been utilized. Ethical questions regarding the use of deception can become more acute in combination with other issues regarding the protection of study participants, such as privacy and confidentiality. Therefore, this study proposes the development of detailed standards for judging the ethical acceptability of deception by considering the characteristics of techniques of deception itself, as well as other aspects of the nature of research.
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KEYWORD
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Deception, Debriefing, Social-Behavioral Research, Social Psychology, Research Ethics, Bioethics
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