Ethics

• Respect 

  Psychologist should have general respect and dignity for all individuals 
• Competence 

  Researcher must be aware of ethical code and maintain level of professionalism 
• Responsibility 

  Must ensure that no harm is caused towards participants 
• Integrity 

  Must be honest and fair in all their work
• Ways of dealing with ethical guidelines 

  Risk assessment and management 

  Seeing if the risks outweigh the benefits 
• Ways of dealing with ethical guidelines 

  Consent and debriefing

  Making sure that if participants have been deceived at any point they must be told all information when study has concluded and have the right to withdraw data
• Ways of dealing with ethical guidelines 

  Ethics research committees 

  A group of people who have to approve the study before it takes place 
• Confidentiality 

  Keeping the participants personal information safe 
• Right to withdraw 

  Allowing participants the ability to leave at any point and or withdraw their data
• Informed consent 

  The right for participants to fully understand what their consenting to
• Protection of participants 

  Participants must not be subject to psychological or physical harm
• Privacy

  Participants should not be involved in research that gathers personal information that they were not willing to disclose 
• Deception 

  Participants should not be lied to
• Debrief

  Participants should be told the full nature of the study after the study has concluded