Ethical problems inherent in psychological research based on internet communication as stored information
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Published on: June 19, 2015
Peter Ohrstrøm1, Johan Dyhrberg
1Department of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University, Kroghstraede 3, 9220 Aalborg Øst, Denmark. poe@hum.aau.dk
Abstract:
This paper deals with certain ethical problems inherent in psychological research based on internet communication as stored information. Section 1 contains an analysis of research on Internet debates. In particular, it takes into account a famous example of deception for psychology research purposes. In section 2, the focus is on research on personal data in texts published on the Internet. Section 3 includes an attempt to formulate some ethical principles and guidelines, which should be regarded as fundamental in research on stored information.
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