Active Deception: intentionally providing misleading or false information about the study purpose, nature, or other aspect. The purpose of this document is to assist researchers in addressing issues related to using deception in research with human subjects.In Case 1, the researcher justifies deception on the grounds that awareness of her purposes will bias subjects' responses. License required—Use of "psychology" or similar terms—Associate disclosure form. The actual research is just a survey, much like the ones you avoid filling out if you can. In a case book on research ethics this approach is clearly expressed in the following citation: 'Legitimate uses of deceptive research practices are situ-. Keywords: deception, research ethics, experimental control, suspicion. Second, that the American Psychological Association offer a definition of deception that describes techniques commonly used in research. Consider our myth about our founding father and general of our Continental Army, George Washington.