Ethical guidelines Flashcards
What are the 4 principles of the british psychological society
1) Respect
2) comptence
3) responsibility
4) integrity
what is respect
the psychologist should show respect for the dignity and individual differences of participants
what is compotence
the psychologist shoes have the skills and experience to make the compotent to do what they are attempting to do
what is responsibility
the psychologist must not harm people in the course of their work and avoid causing distress pain or suffering
what is integrity
psychologist should be honest and accurate in their work and respect professional boundries
what are the 6 guidelines relating to practicing psychology
1) consent
2) deception
3) right to withdraw
4) confidentiality
5) debreif
6) protection from harm
what is consent
informed consent pps told the full aim of the full experiment before it begins. if it cannot be gained, presumtive consent should be sought
what is deception
researchers should avoud deceiving pps
what is right to withdraw
pps must be given right to withdraw throught an experiment
what is confidentiality
researchers must keep pp data anonymous
what is protection from harm
psychological practitioners have a moral obligatiob to protect pp’s physical and emotional wellbeing