Editing Deception (section)

== In social research ==
Some methodologies in social research, especially in [[psychology]], involve deception. The researchers purposely mislead or misinform the participants about the true nature of the experiment. In an experiment conducted by [[Stanley Milgram]] in 1963 the researchers told participants that they would be participating in a scientific study of memory and learning. In reality the study looked at the participants' willingness to obey commands, even when that involved inflicting pain upon another person. After the study, the subjects were informed of the true nature of the study, and steps were taken in order to ensure that the subjects left in a state of well-being.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Milgram|first=Stanley|title=Behavioral Study of Obedience|journal=Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology|year=1963|volume=67|issue=4|pages=371–378|doi=10.1037/h0040525|pmid=14049516|citeseerx=10.1.1.599.92|s2cid=18309531 }}</ref>