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