ethical issues

• What is the main ethical question regarding the Little Albert study?

  Was it ethical?
• What are the learning aims of the lesson on ethics?

  Define ethics, describe issues, apply knowledge
• What do ethics govern in psychological research?

  Moral principles of behavior and conduct
• What are ethical issues in research?

  Conflicts between participant rights and research goals
• What does the BPS Code of Ethics provide for psychologists?

  Guidelines on acceptable behavior with participants
• What are the four major principles of the BPS Code of Ethics?

  Respect, competence, responsibility, integrity
• How do participant rights conflict with research findings?

  Participants' rights may limit data authenticity
• What ethical dilemma arises when telling participants they failed in a study?

  Potential psychological distress from failure feedback
• What is informed consent in psychological research?

  Awareness of aims, procedures, and rights
• Why might informed consent make a study meaningless?

  Participants may alter behavior knowing aims
• What is presumptive consent?

  Assuming consent from a similar group
• What is retrospective consent?

  Consent obtained after participation in a study
• What is deception in psychological research?

  Misleading or withholding information from participants
• When can deception be justified in research?

  If it does not cause participant distress
• What should participants receive at the end of a study involving deception?

  A full debrief including true aims
• What does protection from harm entail for participants?

  Protection from physical and psychological harm
• How can researchers minimize harm to participants?

  Remind participants they can withdraw anytime

  
• What is the right to privacy in research?

  Control over personal information by participants
• What is confidentiality in psychological research?

  Protection of personal data from being shared
• What must researchers do with personal details of participants?

  Protect them and ensure confidentiality
• What should participants be told during debriefing regarding their data?

  That their data will be protected and not shared
• What are the major ethical issues in psychological research?

  • Informed Consent
  • Deception
  • Protection from Harm
  • Privacy and Confidentiality
• What are the alternative ways of obtaining consent?

  • Presumptive Consent
  • Prior General Consent
  • Retrospective Consent
• What are the implications of conducting an unethical experiment?

  • Violation of participant rights
  • Potential psychological harm
  • Loss of research credibility
• What is the purpose of the worksheets mentioned in the lesson?

  To create an unethical experiment
• What does the term ethics mean in psychological research?

  Moral principles governing research conduct
• What are the four major principles set out by the BPS?

  Respect, competence, responsibility, integrity
• What are the three other forms of consent besides informed consent?

  Presumptive, prior general, retrospective consent