Ethical issues

• Ethical Issues

  Confidentiality- ensuring personal data is protected and anonymous. Deception- participants are given full information to give valid consent. Harm- researchers may not be able to predict possible harm to participants.
• Ethical Issues

  Values/beliefs- researcher must consider relative risk to participants. Valid consent- participants should be fully informed to give consent. Children- under 16s cant give valid consent. Animals- reduces animals in research, replace animals with alternative and refine procedures, minimalizing harm.
• Dealing with ethical issues

  Ethics committees- ensures ethical guidelines are being followed. Pseudonyms- when valid consent cant be gained a group of similar people are asked if they would consent. Ethical guidelines- respect, competence, integrity and responsibility. Debriefing- informs participants of the true nature of a study.
• Scientific Procedures Act (1986)


  It covers all vertebrate species and one invertebrate (octopi). A system is set up of licences and regulations of animal research. This means licences are required for the researchers to use animals.