| debriefing | Process following a research session through which participants are informed about the rationale for the research in which they participated, about the need for any deception, and about their specific contribution to the research. Important goals of debriefing are to clear up any misconceptions and to leave participants with a positive feeling toward psychological research.
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| deception | Intentionally withholding information about significant aspects of a research project from a participant or presenting misinformation about the research to participants.
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| informed consent | Explicitly expressed willingness to participate in a research project based on a clear understanding of the nature of the research, of the consequences of not participating, and of all factors that might be expected to influence willingness to participate.
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| minimal risk | A research participant is said to experience minimal risk when probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater than that ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine tests.
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| plagiarism | Presentation of another's ideas or work without clearly identifying the source.
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| privacy | Right of individuals to decide how information about them is to be communicated to others.
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| risk/benefit ratio | Subjective evaluation of the risk to a research participant relative to the benefit both to the individual and to society of the results of the proposed research.
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