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Empirical Assessment of the Ethics of the Bogus Pipeline 1
Author(s) -
Aguinis Herman,
Henle Christine A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00201.x
Subject(s) - psychology , empirical research , value (mathematics) , perception , social psychology , complement (music) , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , neuroscience , machine learning , complementation , gene , phenotype
This study investigated the ethics of the bogus pipeline (BPL), a deceptive method used to enhance the validity of self‐reported attitudes and behavior. Potential participants in BPL studies ( N = 180) read 1 of 6 descriptions of published articles using the BPL, and provided their perceptions of the costs and benefits of using this method. Results indicate that the BPL is perceived, overall, as a useful and ethical research method. Although they might experience some unpleasant emotions when exposed to the BPL, potential participants believed that the studies using the BPL should have been conducted and that their benefits outweighed the costs. The present empirical results will allow institutional review boards, granting agencies, and other policymakers to complement value‐based perspectives with utilitarian‐based perspectives in making decisions regarding the use of the BPL.