Ethics

• Most important and overarching rule in psycology:

  • do no harm
• What must all psycologist comply with

  • code of ethics developed by Australian psycological society
• Who is the ethics commitee:

  • group who independantly review research proposals to ensure they meet relevant ethical requirements
• Roles of Human Reaserch Ethics Comitee (HREC)

  • decide if reaserch proposals meet all ethical requirements
  • decide if reasercher is sufficiently qualified
  • moniters and approved reaserch approvals
  • handles complaints
  • ensures reaserchers held accountable
• What is the NS on EC in HR

  • national statement on ethical conduct in human reasources
• Informed consent:

  • ensures participants are aware of all potential risks and costs
  • compitant participants must be informed in writing
• Withdrawal rights:

  • all participants must be able to withdraw at any time without consenquence
• Deception on reaserch:

  • intentionally misleading participants, giving false information, ommiting information about purpouse.
• Confidentiallity:

  • refers to participants rights to privacy
  • participants must be informed of all parties who will have access to their info
• Privacy:

  • protection of identity
  • protects participants from unwanted intrusion into their private lives by collecting info only relevant to study
• Voluntary participation:

  • a participant must voluntarily decide to participate in an experiment with no pressure to participait
• Debreifing:

  • deception must be explained to patients (debreifed) as early as possiable and written consent must be given again.
• Why are animals used in reaserch:

  • animals allow for natural and unbiased behavior to be observed
• Ethics around animal reaserch:

  • animals have 'no voice' and cannot consent or withdraw from an experiment.
• What are the 3 Rs in animal reaserch:

  • replacement, redifinement, reduction
• Replacement:

  • if any part of experiment at any time in experiment can be done without animals it must be done/considered.
• Reduction:

  • the number of animals used in a project must be the minimum to achive the stats needed for the experiment
• Redifinement:

  • alliviate potential pain and distress and enchance wellbeing