title: On boredom and experimentation in humans.
abstract: This article discusses the ethical and methodological issues associated with boredom experienced by human participants during psychological experiments. Ways are suggested in which informed consent, briefing, and debriefing can be used to prevent or remedy boredom induced during experiments. We address methodological and ethical concerns, and we discuss the advantages of the proposed approach for experimenters' practice and training of undergraduate students. Future directions for much needed research on these topics are also emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4. amedeo@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Angiulli
authors.forename: Lavonia Smith
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: LeBeau
mesh_terms: D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000941:ethics*; D001887:Boredom; D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D011584:Psychology; D012107:Research Design; D035842:Research Subjects / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological