https://fanghuiz.github.io/ps0700/tags/ethics/ Recent content in Ethics on Political Science Research Methods Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us &copy; Fanghui Zhao 2019 <i class="fas fa-tree" style="color: #40a990;"></i> Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://fanghuiz.github.io/ps0700/post/2019-01-25-experiment/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://fanghuiz.github.io/ps0700/post/2019-01-25-experiment/ Table of Contents About Informed Consent Is informed consent always necessary when considering the ethics of social science experiments? For some experiments, obtaining informed consent could affect the results (if people are aware of what the researchers are trying to do). Exactly how much are the researchers required to inform the participants about the experiment? Does knowing you are part of an experiment affect how they respond?