Cards (10)

  • 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