Correction to "Your research is public engagement: A case for more intentional science communication in research with human subjects" by Vaughn (2026).

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Journal of experimental psychology. General. Volume 155. Issue 7. Pages 1833.

Abstract

Reports an error in "Your research is public engagement: A case for more intentional science communication in research with human subjects" by Charlotte Vaughn (Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2026[Feb], Vol 155[2], 261-275; see record 2027-22534-001). The article (https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001897) is being made available open access under the CC BY license. The correct copyright is "© 2026 The Author(s)," and the CC-BY license disclaimer is below. The online version of this article has been corrected. "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0). This license permits copying and redistributing the work in any medium or format for noncommercial use provided the original authors and source are credited and a link to the license is included in attribution. No derivative works are permitted under this license." (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2027-22534-001.) This article argues that experimental psychologists who conduct research with human subjects are in fact doing public engagement about the field with their participants whether they are aware of it or not. Researchers are missing opportunities to connect with public audiences by not being aware of and intentional about what their experiments communicate. Borrowing from science communication, the article discusses objectives that can serve as a guide in designing both experiments and debriefings with participant engagement in mind. Articulated as the research as engagement model, the article suggests that our research and broader impact goals can be well-served if we view each study participant not only as a data point but as an opportunity for public engagement. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

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Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 25 Jun 2026.

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