Ethics

• The BPS provides ethical guidelines for psychological research
• Ethical issues include deception, debriefing, informed consent, confidentiality, protection from harm, and the right to withdraw from studies.
• Deception is when participants are not fully aware of what they will be doing or why.
• Deception is accepted when there are no other methods available for the study
• Debriefing involves informing participants about the true nature of the experiment at the end
• Confidentiality ensures that information collected during an investigation remains private
• Informed consent means that participants must understand what they're agreeing to do
• For children, consent must be given by an adult
• Right withdraw is when Participants can withdraw from research at any time
• Protection from harm ensures that pps don't experience any more psychological or physical harm than in daily life