Dealing with Ethical Issues

• Presumptive Consent

  Rather than getting consent from the participants themselves , a similar group of people are asked if the study is acceptable

  If this group agree , then consent of the original participants is presumed
• Prior General Consent

  Participants give their permission to take part in a number of different studies - including one that will involve deception

  By consenting , participants are effectively consenting to be deceived
• Retrospective Consent

  Participants are asked for their consent ( during debriefing ) having already taken part in the study

  They may not have been aware of their participation or they may have been subject to deception
• Confidentiality is tackled by keeping information anonymous with names being numbers
• Deception is tackled by the debrief and the right to withdraw
• Protection from harm is tackled by the debrief and the right to withdraw