The lighter side of deception research in the social sciences: Social work as comedy

Journal of Information Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-26

  Epstein, William M ^a,b  

^a Department of Social Work ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONNEL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RECUMBENCY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECEPTION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERIODICALS; PLACEBOS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33748678911     PISSN: 10619321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3172/JIE.15.1.11     Document Type: Review

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