ethical guidelines Flashcards
Informed consent definition
Participants know as much as possible about the study and agree to take part and have their data used
Deceit definition
There must be no deceit- participants must be fully informed and if the study requires that participants are not, than there bust be a thorough debrief
Right to withdraw definition
Right to withdraw at anytime, both during the study and withdraw their data afterwards
Debrief definition
Participants must be fully informed after the study, as well as what the findings are and where they fit. Important is deceit and therefore lack of informed consent
Competence definition
Researcher must be competent in order to carry out the study. Must be scientifically qualified or overseen by someone who is. Must stick to ethical guidelines and understand what they are doing and the consequences which they must be equipped to deal with.
Name the five ethical guidelines a study must abide by
1) Informed Consent
2) Deceit
3) Right to withdraw
4) Debrief
5) Competence
Name the four main ethical principals under the BPS guidelines
Responsibility
Respect
Competence
Integrity
what main (bps) ethical principal does right to withdraw fall under
respect
how can you maintain ‘protection of participants’
ensure they know what the experiment is about, allow them the right to withdraw at any time, ensure that they are not harmed in the experiment, ensure confidentiality
Define confidentiality
the identity of the participant must remain secret unless stated otherwise
Five rules when evaluating studies
Generalisability Reliability Application Validity Ethics
Three factors effecting behaviour
Social situation
Culture
People you are with
Obey for one of two reasons
Authority of others legitimate
Fear of consequences
Conforming definition
Going against your own inclinations but not to intend on matching the behaviour of others
Compliance definition
Going along with something, not necessarily agreeing with it, often to pears not authority
