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Unit 5 – Cognitive Psychology
Topic 5.2
Why do psychologists need to avoid causing harm during encoding research?
It's an ethical obligation to ensure participant's physical and psychological safety throughout the research process.
Causing harm could affect the researcher's reputation negatively within academia only.
Avoiding harm ensures that researchers get more accurate results from their studies.
To prevent legal actions from participants who might feel mistreated during a study.
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