Ethics

• The ethical principles are

  Respect - protect the dignity of participants including culture

  Integrity - honesty and accuracy in dealings with participants. No deception and gaining informed consent are important to meet this criteria.

  Competence - all research should be carried out within the researchers ability.

  Responsibility - responsible for reporting other psychologists if they’re being unethical
• Assess ethical considerations of social example (… means go in more detail)

  ( P)Social psychology sometimes breaks ethical guidelines such as deception to gain insight into prejudice. (E) This was seen in Sherif’s research on Prejudice and competition…. (C) can be considered unethical as sherif lied to the boys about the nature of the summer camp and the activities. (A) puts into question the integrity of psychology as a science since researchers should always be honest and this could lead to … (A) However sherif gained parental consent and their parents knew the aim of the study maintaining ethical guidelines. also a positive as proves boys reactions to other groups were genuine reducing demand characteristics and increasing validity
• Protection from harm
• Deception - lying or deceiving participants
• Right to withdraw
• Confidentiality - keeping private information secure and not sharing with others unless legally Obliged or patient poses a risk to themselves/others.
• What is a key aspect of ethical considerations in experiments?

  Protection from harm
• Why is informed consent important in experiments?

  It ensures participants understand the study
• What is the significance of confidentiality in research?

  It protects participant privacy and data integrity
• What is the role of deception in psychological experiments?

  To prevent bias in participant responses
• What must researchers do after using deception?

  Debrief participants about the true nature
• How do ethical guidelines influence research design?

  They ensure participant safety and integrity
• What is the relationship between research ethics and public trust?

  Ethical research fosters public confidence in science
• Competence (ethics)

  All research should be carried out within the researchers ability.