title: Children's Attitudes about Experimental Participation: The Effect of Deception and Debriefing.
abstract: This study assessed American children's attitudes about participation in an experiment which required deception. Thirty-three fifth-grade boys and girls were given a questionnaire which assessed these attitudes either before they were given debriefing information, after they had been debriefed, or after they had been both debriefed and told of the E's appreciation of their participation. Results indicated that children generally viewed participation favorably, and that debriefing, in contrast to encouraging children's skepticism, influenced children to view the value of experimentation more positively.
authors.affiliation: a The American University , USA.
authors.forename: Carol S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Weissbrod
authors.affiliation: a The American University , USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mangan