Ethical issues

Question 1

who regularly reviews ethical guidelines

Answer 1

British Psychological Society

Question 2

name 4 key ethics

Answer 2

respect, competence, responsibility, integrity

Question 3

respect

Answer 3

valuing dignity and worth of individuals
informed consent, right to withdraw and confidentiality

Question 4

competence

Answer 4

valuing continual development, maintaining high standards of work

Question 5

responsibility

Answer 5

valuing responsibilities of being a psychologist
protection of participants, debrief

Question 6

integrity

Answer 6

valuing honesty, fairness, clarity
deception

Question 7

how to deal with informed consent

Answer 7

participants only signa consent form if they fully understand
consent form must include info on what participants are expected to do in the study
space to sign and date
consent form must be written

Question 8

how to deal with right to withdraw

Answer 8

ensure participants are reminded of their right to withdraw in the consent for, standardized
before, during and after

Question 9

how to deal with confidentiality

Answer 9

don not name participant instead use a pseudonym or participant number

Question 10

how to deal with deception

Answer 10

tell participants as much info as possible in the standardized instructions and consent form
not always possible so will lead to demand characteristics

Question 11

name the three types of ways to deal with deception

Answer 11

presumptive consent
prior general consent
retrospective consent

Question 12

presumptive consent

Answer 12

asking people who are similar to the participants whether they would consider the research to be acceptable enough to take part in themselves. If yes it is assumed the real participants would also take part

Question 13

prior general consent

Answer 13

asking people who volunteer to take part in the research general questions before they are used. May include ‘would you mind to take part in a study that causes you stress?’ If they say they don’t mid they may be asked to take part later

Question 14

retrospective consent

Answer 14

giving participants a full debriefing after the study and offering the opportunity to withdraw their data

Question 15

how to deal with protection of participants

Answer 15

researcher must make sure their procedure if safe and participant will not suffer. Participants have the right to withdraw their data and are aware of this

Question 16

how to deal with debrief

Answer 16

researcher must provide a written or verbal debrief informing participants of the purpose of their study