When we conduct research, we make an implicit contract with our participants that our study has the potential to yield some larger benefit beyond our own personal interests. We ask questions that are grounded in theory and previous psychological research. We also make sure that our studies are sufficiently well designed to provide meaningful information. Anything other than our most careful work would be a waste of participants' time and effort.

What are some of the ways students can insure that their research has some larger benefit?