Ethics

• Ethical Guidelines:

  1. Respect the autonomy, privacy and dignity of Individual
  2. Scientific integrity
  3. Social responsibility
  4. Maximising benefit while minimising harm
• Ethical Issues:

  1. informed consent
  2. right to withdraw
  3. protection from harm
  4. confidentiality
  5. debriefing
• Informed consent is when the participant is aware if the researches aim, consequence and risk of harm

  (can be given by a guardian)
• Right to withdraw is when the participant is aware they may leave the research at any point and can withdraw any personal data collected
• Protection form harm is when the researcher must not psychologically risk well-being, physical health, personal values or dignity
• Confidentiality is when personal data must be kept secure and not published
• Debriefing is done by a researcher to ensure the participant is aware of the results and also check if the participant has gained any harm form the study
• Deal of the issue of consent by:

  • prior general consent
  • Retroactive consent
  • Presumptive consent
• Deal of the issue of debriefing by:

  • revealing deceptions
  • reminding participant of right to withdraw
  • check for harm
• Deal of the issue of Cost benefit analysis:

  • comparing cost to participant harm with the potential benefit of research to society