Ethics

• The respect principle means that psychologists respect the participants of their study and do not exploit them. It includes:

  • informed consent,
  • confidentiality,
  • right to withdraw.
• The competence principle means that psychologists maintain the high standards of research and act as best as they can to protect participants.
• The responsibility principle means that psychologists are responsible for the wellbeing of their participants. It includes:

  • protection from harm,
  • debrief.
• The integrity principle means that psychologists must value honesty, accuracy, and clarity in their research. It includes:

  • deception.
• To evaluate breaking ethical principles we must complete a cost benefit analysis.

  _ decreases reputation, less research is approved.

  _ reduces likelihood of future funding/participants , limit our knowledge of behaviour.

  + increases knowledge, increases usefulness.

  + reduces the risk of demand characteristics, results are more valid.