Unethical Practices

Definition

Unethical practices in psychology refer to actions that violate ethical guidelines and principles, such as conducting harmful or deceptive experiments on human subjects.

Related terms

Informed Consent:

The process of obtaining permission from participants before involving them in research.

Deception:

Deliberately misleading participants about the true purpose or nature of a study.

Milgram Experiment:

A famous psychological study that investigated obedience to authority figures but raised ethical concerns due to participant distress.