A2b1 Ethics In Psychology Experiments

Question 1

Right to withdraw

Answer 1

A participant’s right to leave a study at any time and their ability to do so

Question 2

How should the ethical issue of informed consent be solved

Answer 2

1) the aims and procedure of the study should be clear to all participants, especially children, vulnerable adults and prisoners.
2) if a researched cannot get informed consent before testing, they should get consent from the ethical committee at their place of work or, if there is not one, then they should ask their peers and colleagues for advice
3) people in public places cannot give informed consent so research should only be done where people would expect to be seen by strangers
4) participants shouldn’t be deceived unless it is essential to the research, extra ethical care is taken, and they are told the truth as soon as possible

Question 3

How should the ethical issue of self-determination be solved

Answer 3

1) participants should know they can leave at any time

2) participants can ask for any results that identify them to be removed from the data

Question 4

Informed consent

Answer 4

An individual’s right to know what will happen in an experiment, and its aims, before agreeing to participate