alternative ways of gaining consent

Question 1

What is presumptive consent?

Answer 1

• Real participants are not asked for consent
  -similar group of people are asked for consent if they accept it is assumed the real ones will

Question 2

What is prior general consent?

Answer 2

Valid consent obtained before a study

Question 3

Retrospective consent

Answer 3

• can be given the right to withdraw once the true nature of the study has been given

Question 4

problems with presumptive consent

Answer 4

deception

Question 5

problems with retrospective consent

Answer 5

• time consuming if participants leave

Question 6

problems with prior general consent

Answer 6

deception- not aware of the aim

Question 7

BPS code of conduct

Answer 7

-provide guidance and key principles for psychological research
- maintain and ensure research is ethical

Question 8

Cost benefit approach

Answer 8

• do the benefits of research outweigh the risks

Question 9

Ethical implications

Answer 9

• the impact of research might have on the rights of people

Question 10

socially sensitive research

Answer 10

-study/ research that has possible consequences directly for the participants or the population being represented

Question 11

Research and ethical implications

Answer 11

-Milgram social influence
deceived and unable to give informed consent
-distress - follow up interview and found no long term effects

Question 12

Research and ethical implications

Answer 12

-Bowlby- attachment
-monotropy therapy- one primary caregiver which is mostly known as the mother
-socially sensitive
- not everyone has mothers
implies mothers should stay at home