St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan Department ...

DEBRIEFING FORM
1. Present yourself: Make explicit that you are doing this research in the context of a 3 rd year course,
Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan..
2. You must thank the participants for their participation to your research.
3. State to topic under study and your research question. Explain the core concepts of the research.
4. Presents the conclusions of other research done on the same topic, and situate your own research.
5. Include references for the citations that you include.
6. The WORDING of this form should be easily understood by participants who don’t have a sophisticated
knowledge in this area. Scientific terms, when used, should be defined.
7. Repeat what you have written in the Consent form about confidentiality.
8. Repeat that participant must contact the researchers or supervisor if he/she has any questions after the
study.
9. The students’ researchers and supervisor’s name should be included with the contact information. Include
also the supervisor’s phone contact.
10. Include a phrase reminding the participants that they can contact the researchers for a copy of the results (if
both participants have signed the appropriate form) or (otherwise) their own transcripts.
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