Deception broadly means the use of deliberately misleading communication with participants about research purposes or activities. In the scientific context, deductive reasoning begins with a generalization—one hypothesis—that is then used to reach logical conclusions about the real world.The purpose of this document is to assist researchers in addressing issues related to using deception in research with human subjects. The use of deception and incomplete disclosure are valuable research techniques used to answer scientific inquiries in human subjects research. Deception studies provide participants with an alternative explanation for the purpose of the study or provide them with misleading information about the study. Deception occurs when participants are deliberately given false information about some aspect of the research. Using Deception in Research. Studies may use deception if it is necessary to answer the research question. Deception in the context of human research refers to providing false information to prospective participants. Studies may use deception if it is necessary to answer the research question.