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BPS Ethical Guidlines Flashcards

1
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What needs to take place to investigate behaviour?

A

Research on humans.

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When have the BPS guidelines been around since?

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1980 - be careful saying unethical before this.

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Where do the BPS guidelines apply?

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Britain - be careful saying unethical outside of here.

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How do we word it when a study isn’t done in Britain or is done before 1980?

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Not relevant because we can’t repeat it here.

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What are the 6 guidelines?

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Informed Consent (and other types)
Privacy.
Deception.
Protection from harm.
Right to withdraw.
Confidentiality.
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What is an acronym to remember all of the guiltiness?

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Clever People Do Home Work Creatively.

C = Consent.
P = Privacy.
D = Deception.
H = Harm (protection from).
W = Withdraw (right to).
C = Confidentiality.
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When should informed consent be given by participants?

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Prior to the study.

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What do you need for children to ensure the informed (and other types of) consent guideline is met?

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Parental consent, and consent from children old enough to understand the study.

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What are the three types of consent?

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Retrospective.
Presumptive.
Prior-general.

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What is retrospective consent?

3 points.

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Getting fully-informed consent after the study.
The ppts can withdraw at any time.
The ppts will be cautious.

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What is presumptive consent?

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Asking someone who knows the ppts or someone similar if they would be OK.

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What is prior-general consent?

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Giving a very general briefing.

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What do you need to consider (disadvantages) to having to get consent?

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Demand characteristics.

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Privacy - where should observations/field ops/natural ops be carried out?

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Only in public places where people would expect to be seen by strangers.

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How do you deal with the issue of privacy?

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Just don’t do it.

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What is deception?

2 points.

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No lies, however there may be some situations where deception is unavoidable. e.g when you need the ppts to remain naive.

17
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How should you deal with the issue of the deception guideline?

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Ppts must be told immediately afterwards and given the chance to withdraw their data from the study.

18
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Deception - What is it called when you tell people afterwards what the aims of the study were (if you held this from them at the start)?

A

Debriefing.

19
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What is protection from harm?

2 points

A

Ppts should be protected from extreme damaging/lasting physical or psychological harm.

Cost/benefit analysis used.

20
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How do you deal with the issue of protection to harm?

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Ensure that ppts know that they have the right to withdraw.

21
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What is the right to withdraw?

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Ppts should always be aware that they have the right to leave the study at any time (regardless or not payment has been offered).

22
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Why do you still have to pay someone if the withdraw without completing the study?

A

They have the right to withdraw whether or not payment has been offered.

23
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What is the building regarding confidentiality?

2 points.

A

Keep all information confidential.

A guarantee of anonymity for the participants of the study.

24
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Confidentiality - What may happen if you do not promise anonymity?

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The ppts may not act naturally or may not take part.

25
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What is an example of how you can deal with the guideline of confidentiality?

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Use numbers instead of names.

26
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What are one way you can deal with ethical issues?

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Cost-benefit analysis.

27
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Who are cost-benefit analysis’ used by?

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Ethics committees.

28
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What is cost-benefit analysis?

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A systematic approach to estimating the policies or negatives in potential research.

29
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What is an ethics committee?

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A group of people within a research institutions that must approve a study before it begins. They wright up the costs and benefits of a study.

30
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What are the 4 points of the BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct?

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1 - Respect.
2 - Competence.
3 - Responsibility.
4 - Integrity.

31
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What is respect?

BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct

A

The dignity and worth of all persons.

They are the important ones.

32
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What is competence?

BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct

A

Psychologists should maintain high standards in their professional work.
Looking professional so it feels professional.

33
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What is responsibility?

BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct

A

For their participants and the science of psychology.

34
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What is integrity?

BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct

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Psychologists should be honest and accurate.

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