Ethical issues

Question 1

What is the privacy ethical issue

Answer 1

Participants have the right to control info about them

Question 2

What is the confidentiality ethical issue/ how to deal with it

Answer 2

Participants should remain anonymous

Use fake names

Question 3

What is the right to withdraw ethical issue/ how to deal with it

Answer 3

Participants must be able to leave at any time/withdraw their data

Remind participants during briefing/debriefing that they can leave/withdraw data

Question 4

What is the protection from harm ethical issue/how to deal with it

Answer 4

Participants must not experience extreme physical/mental harm

Can be dealt with through debriefing/counselling

Question 5

What is the informed consent ethical issue/how to deal with it

Answer 5

Participants give permission to take part, knowing the aims of the study

Can be dealt with through:
Retrospective consent - P’s asked for consent during debriefing
Prior general consent - P’s give consent to variety of studies including deception studies
Presumptive consent - P’s Researcher gains consent from similar groups of people

Question 6

What is the deception ethical issue/how to deal with it

Answer 6

Participants aren’t mislead/wrongly informed about study

Can be dealt with through debriefing if participants are deceived

Question 7

What is cost benefit analysis

Answer 7

You assess the benefits compared to the costs when breaking ethical issues to get good results