ethical issues

Question 1

ethical issues

Answer 1

these arise when a conflict exits between the rights of participants in research studies and their goals of research should produce authentic valid and worth while data

Question 2

BPS code of ethics

Answer 2

a quasi - legal document produced by the British Psychological Society that instructs psychologists in the UK about what behaviour is and is not acceptable when dealing with participants.
The code is built around four major principles: respect, competence, responsibility and integrity

Question 3

What are the four of the major ethical issues ?

Answer 3

informed consent
deception
protection from harm
privacy and confidentiality

Question 4

informed consent

Answer 4

ppts must write an agreement to participate in the study

Question 5

deception

Answer 5

deliberately misleading or withholding information from participants at any stage of the investigation

Question 6

protection from harm and right to withdraw

Answer 6

participants should not be placed at any more risk than they would be in their daily lives and should be protected from physical and psychological harm

at any time of the study ppt know that they can withdraw

Question 7

privacy and confidentiality

Answer 7

participants have the right to control information about themselves - privacy

Question 8

ways of dealing with ethical issues

Answer 8

BPS code of conduct
dealing with informed consent
dealing with deception and protection from harm
dealing with confidentiality

Question 9

BPS code of conduct

Answer 9

has its own BPS code of ethics and this includes a set of ethical guidelines
- Researchers have professional duty to observe these guidelines when conducting research

Question 10

dealing with informed consent

Answer 10

participants should be issued with a consent letter or form detailing all relevant information that might affect their decision to participate

• Children under 16 parental consent is required

Question 11

dealing with deception and protection from harm

Answer 11

participants should be made aware of the true aims of the investigation and any details they were not supplied with during the study

• must be told what their data would be used for and right to withdraw and right to withhold data

Question 12

dealing with confidentially

Answer 12

must be protected ( anonymity )

researchers usually refer to participants using numbers or initials when writing up the investigation