Guide :: Informed Consent :: Special Consent :: Debrief
Participant Debriefing
For studies that include deception, keeping information a secret, or studies that include participants from the Psychology Participant Pool, you are required to include a debriefing procedure. Part of the procedure includes a document, usually about one page, describing the purpose of the study. For deception studies, the debrief document helps the participants to understand the true nature of the study and why they were deceived in the study. For Psychology Participant Pool studies, the debrief document helps to enhance the educational value of the study. The debriefing period should be more than just handing a participant a document, particularly for studies that involve manipulating the participant to believe something that is not true. You need to take time to go over the study with the participants and take them through the process of the study. For more detailed information, please see Psychology.
What form should I use?
Please see the Sample Debrief Form to use as a model for developing your form.
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