Ethical Issues

• The British Psychological Society created a list of ethical laws for psychological research
• Informed consent - participants should know what they're signing up for. They need to be able to make an informed decision about what they want to do.
• Deception - Deliberately misleading or withholding information from participants at any stage of the investigation.
• Protection from harm - Participants should leave in the same state as when they arrived both mentally and physically.
• Privacy and Confidentiality - the right to control information about themselves.
• The Right to Withdraw - participants have the right to withdraw at any time with no consequences towards them.
• Debriefing - informing participants of the true nature of the experiment, explaining why deception was used if it was necessary.
• Ethical issues are problems that arise during research which can cause moral dilemmas