Ch 3

Question 1

What is Informed consent and what should it cover?

Answer 1

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- researcher should provide participant with all the info they need to decide whether to participate, and make sure they understand (use easy to read language)
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• Should cover:
• the purpose of the research
• exactly what they will need to do and what will happen
• any risks and benefits
• any compensation
• confidentiality
• assurance that they can withdraw at any time
• contact info for questions

Question 2

Autonomy Issues

Answer 2

• minors, adults with cognitive impairments, psychiatric patients, etc. require special precautions

Question 3

Debriefing

Answer 3

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after a participant is done, the researcher should:
- explain any information that was withheld
- explain any deception
- check the participants physical and psychological state, make sure they are conftorable and provide access to additional resources if needed
- offer to explain the purpose of the study, and possible participal benefits

Question 4

Institutional Review Board.

Answer 4

• According to HHS regulations, every institution that receives federal fonding must have an IRB in order to do research
  
  • if you want to conduct research at a college university, you submit a proposed to your colleges, IRB
• make sure its ethical, systematic, and for the purpose of new knowledge

Question 5

Risks to subjects

Answer 5

• physical harm
• stress
• loss of privacy

Question 6

Institutional Review Board reviewing

Answer 6

• Exempt review of minaml risk research is for studies where there is no risk to the participants
• Expedited review of minimal risk research is for studies where the risks of harm are no greater than in daily life or routine tests
• Limited review of minimal risk research is for studies where the risks of harm are same as above, but sensitive identifying data must be collected

Question 7

Full review of greater than minimal risk research is for anything other than above

Answer 7

Research with Nonhuman Animal Subjects
- only a minority of psychology research and on the decline
- animal rights groups tend to protest, but the vast majority of animal research is not painful to the animal and many important discoveries would be impossible without it
- There are strict ethical guidelines in place for the treatment of animals used in research

Question 8

Ethics and Misrepresentation

Answer 8

• Fraud= fabrication of data
  
  • faking data is rare, but very serious
• Plagirism= misrepresenting another’s work as your own
  
  • word- for word plagirism= copying a segment of text into your own paper without citing the source
  • paraphrasing plagirism= copying ideas from another’s work while using your own words, without citing the source