ethical issues

    Cards (13)

    • what are ethical issues?
      • the rules governing the conduct of researchers in an investigation
    • what does BPS stand for?
      • British psychological society
    • what are the different ethical issues?
      • informed consent
      • deception
      • anonymity and confidentiality
      • debrief
      • right to withdraw
      • protection from harm
    • what is informed consent?
      • participants should be given sufficient detail of the investigation
      • make an informed decision if they should take part
      • should know aim and procedure
    • what is deception?
      • participants should not be deliberately misled or lied to
      • sometimes necessary that ps are unaware of the aims of study to get a realistic result
    • what are the three types of consent?
      • presumptive
      • prior general
      • retrospective
    • what is presumptive consent?
      • if a similar background agrees other of same background will agree to
    • what is prior general consent?
      • participant gives consent to be deceived
    • what is retrospective consent?
      • ask consent after the study has happened
    • what is anonymity and confidentiality?
      • ps data should not be disclosed to anyone without permission
      • anonymous data should not be traced back to ps as researchers do not collect names confidential data can be traced back with permission to be followed up
    • what is a debrief?
      • all participants must be debriefed at end of the study
      • the aim and nature of study is explained
      • be reminded of their right to withdraw
      • can ask questions
    • what is right to withdraw?
      • participants should be aware that they can leave the study at any point
      • should not be pressured to continue
      • they can choose to withdraw the data after the study
    • what is protection from harm?
      • researchers have responsibility to protect participants from psychological and physical harm
      • risk of harm must be no greater than in ordinary life