Ethics

• What are the main ethical issues?

  • Deception (lying)
  • Protection from harm
  • Consent
  • Right to withdraw
  • Confidentiality of data
• define deception


  lying
• what are the 3 main psychological issues?

  • deception
  • informed consent
  • protection of PPTS
• what are the ethical considerations?

  • respect (informed consent, right to withdraw)
  • competence (continuing development)
  • responsibility (protection of PPTS, debriefing)
  • integrity (deception)
• define target population


  all possible people who could be studied in a specific group