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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