Ethical Issues Flashcards

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Five main Ethical Issues

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Informed Consent
Deception
Protection From Harm
Right To Withdraw
Privacy and Confidentiality

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Informed Consent

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Making participants aware of the aims and procedures of the study and their rights
Can make an informed decision whether they would like to participate

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Deception

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Deliberately misleading or withholding information from participants

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Protection From Harm

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Protecting participants from any physical or psychological harm

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Right to Withdraw

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Participants have a right to withdraw themselves and their data from the study

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Privacy and Confidentiality

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Participants have a right to have any personal data protected under the data protection act

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British Psychological Society Code of Conduct

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A set of ethical guidelines implemented by the ethics committee to determine whether particular research proposals are ethically acceptable

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Dealing with Informed Consent

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During the briefing participant should be given a consent letter detailing all the information that might influence their decision to participate (may lead to demand characteristics)

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Alternative ways of obtaining consent

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Presumptive Consent
Prior General Consent
Retrospective Consent

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Presumptive Consent

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Instead of asking the participants a similar group of people asked if they think the research is acceptable and consent is presumed

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Prior General Consent

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When they sign up to a research company, participants give their consent to take part in a number of studies, including one that will involve deception

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Retrospective Consent

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Participants are asked for their consent during the debrief of the study, although they may have already been deceived or were unaware they were taking part in a study

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Dealing with Deception and Protection From Harm

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Participants should be given a full debriefing at the end of the study
Participants should be reassured their behaviour was normal
Counselling should be offered to all participants after the study

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Dealing with Confidentiality

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Maintain anonymity when writing up or reading out the study results

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