Ethical issues

• What is an Ethical issue in research

  Issues concerned with any negative impacts the research may have on participants
• What are some Ethical issues

  .Protection from harm

  .Exceptions

  .Privacy

  .Deception

  .Informed consent
• What is the ethical issue of deception in research

  .research participant's should not be deceived

  .withholding information from participants pr giving false information

  .Must be aware they are participating in research

  .may be mislead about purpose of study and events that take place

  .Some researchers argue deception is valid if it delivers valid data eg Milgram
• Describe the ethical issue of Privacy in research

  .participants privacy should be respected,however most research intrudes in into people’s lives,if they consent they may not be aware of the extent of the intrusion
• Describe the ethical issue of Informed consent in research

  .many researchers argue that participants should be given the opportunity to agree or refuse to participate in the research

  .the decision should be ’informed’ - information made available to ask their decision on.Researchers should provide information about aims of research ,what it involves and the purpose to which the research findings will be put - can effect validity because of the Hawthorne effect
• Describe the ethical issue of protection from harm in research

  .Participants should be protected from physical and psychological harm-includes any harmful effects of participating in the actual research process and any harmful consequences of the research eg publication of research may harm those being studied