BPS code of ethics and consent Flashcards
what are ethical guidelines?
informed consent
knowing aims and giving your permission to take part in the study (Menges 1973)
deception
deliberately misleading or withholding information
the BPS state that deception is only acceptable if there is a strong scientific justification for the research and there are no alternative procedures available
right to withdraw
be able to leave when desired
confidentiality
volunteer details should be kept private - numbers are used not names
protection from harm
no more harm than daily life (Glass and Singer 1972)
debriefing
returning the participant to the state they were in before the research
must leave experiment in the same mental state they entered
why can debriefing be used as a method of dealing with all other issues?
what are the alternative ways to get consent?
presumptive consent
prior general consent
retrospective consent
informed consent
presumptive consent
ask similar groups of people for consent
prior general consent
consent for different studies, including one that may involve deception
retrospective consent
asked consent during debrief
informed consent
consent letter
ethics boards complete a cost-benefit analysis
cost - are there negative impacts on participants?
benefit - what are positive impacts that could come of this research to society, science and the individual?
