information you obtain from a subjective report, an observation, or some kind of example that may or may not be reliable. It is not scientifically valid or representative of a larger group or of conditions in another location.

 Social desirability bias refers to the fact that in self-reports, people will often report inaccurately on sensitive topics in order to present themselves in the best possible light.

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 the permission human participants give prior to taking part in a research study or treatment program. When participants provide informed consent, they indicate that they understand participation is voluntary and they accept the possible risks, benefits, and outcomes of participating.

 a research strategy where instead of conducting new research with participants, the researchers examine the results of several previous studies.

 Participants, and the data gained from them must be kept anonymous unless they give their full consent. No names must be used in a research report.

 Participants must be thoroughly debriefed at the end of the study. They must be given a general idea of what the researcher was investigating and why, and their part in the research should be explained. They must be told if they have been deceived and given reasons why. They must be asked if they have any questions and those questions should be answered honestly and as fully as possible.

 Errors in a research study due to the predisposed notions or beliefs of the experimenter

 refers to experimenters' ethical obligation to allow their subjects to discontinue participation in the research project