ETHICAL ISSUES

Cards (5)

  • What are the 6 ethical guidelines by the BPS?
    Consent
    Deception
    Confidentiality
    Debriefing
    Withdrawal
    Protection from harm
  • what is informed consent?

    where the participant must have sufficient understanding of the research before agreeing to take part
    However this could reveal the aims of the study
  • what is presumptive consent?

    asking a group of people from the same target population as the sample whether they would agree to take part in such a study, if yes then they presume the sample would
  • what is prior general consent?
    involves asking participants to give their permission to take part in a number of different studies, including one that will involve deception
  • What is retrospective consent?
    when the participant gives consent for their data to be used once they have been debriefed after the study