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  2. Research participant - Wikipedia

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    A research participant, also called a human subject or an experiment, trial, or study participant or subject, is a person who voluntarily participates in human subject research after giving informed consent to be the subject of the research. A research participant is different from individuals who are not able to give informed consent, such as ...

  3. Demand characteristics - Wikipedia

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    The negative-participant role (also known as the screw-you effect) [4] in which the participant attempts to discern the experimenter's hypotheses, but only in order to destroy the credibility of the study. The faithful-participant role in which the participant follows the instructions given by the experimenter to the letter.

  4. Qualitative psychological research - Wikipedia

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    17) identify some commonly occurring features of qualitative research in Psychology: [3] A tendency to use relatively unstructured data (…); An approach to theory that involves generating theories that are localised and context specific, rather than testing large-scale theories that seek to explain psychological process in all people (…);

  5. Inclusion and exclusion criteria - Wikipedia

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    Exclusion criteria concern properties of the study sample, defining reasons for which patients from the target population are to be excluded from the current study sample. Typical exclusion criteria are defined for either ethical reasons (e.g., children, pregnant women, patients with psychological illnesses, patients who are not able or willing ...

  6. Human subject research - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines a human research subject as a living individual about whom a research investigator (whether a professional or a student) obtains data through 1) intervention or interaction with the individual, or 2) identifiable private information (32 CFR 219.102).

  7. Single-subject design - Wikipedia

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    In design of experiments, single-subject curriculum or single-case research design is a research design most often used in applied fields of psychology, education, and human behaviour in which the subject serves as his/her own control, rather than using another individual/group. Researchers use single-subject design because these designs are ...

  8. Observational methods in psychology - Wikipedia

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    Firstly, participant research allows researchers to observe behaviors and situations that are not usually open to scientific observation. Furthermore, participant research allows the observer to have the same experiences as the people under study, which may provide important insights and understandings of individuals or groups. [2]

  9. Psychological research - Wikipedia

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    Psychological research risks harming the subjects of the research. In order to prevent that harm, proposed studies are usually approved by an institutional review board to ensure that the risks to the research subjects are justified by the anticipated benefits. [2]