ethical issues Flashcards
confidentiality
is a legal right
personal information must be protected
participants should not be individually identifiable in any piece of research
right to withdraw
at the beginning of the research process participants must be told that they can withdraw from the investigation at any point
if participants choose to withdraw researchers must destroy all of the participants data
informed consent
participants should be fully informed of the aims and any aspects of the research that might influence they willingness to take part
anyone under 16 and th eventually impaired cannot consent for themselves - parents’/legal guardian has to
protection from harm
participants must be protected from physical and psychological harm
they should be in the same or better physical and psychological state as they were at the beginning
deception.
participants must not be intentionally lied to
deception is only acceptable when the benefits outweigh the costs or there’s no other alternative
how to deal with confidentiality if its not followed?
researchers use numbers/ letters to represent participants rather than their names
how to deal with right to withdraw if its not followed?
by allowing participants to withdraw from the investigation and destroying all their data
how to deal with informed consent if its not followed - prior general consent
involves informing the participants of the basic details about the investigation and deception occurs, then asked if knowing the is fathead still like to participate
how to deal withinformed consent if its not followed - presumptive consent
involves a similar group of people to the actual participants being asked if knowing all the study details they’d still like to participate - if yes its presumed the actual participants will also say yes
how to deal with informed consent if its not followed - retrospective consent
involves asking participants for their consent during debriefing having already taken part in the study
3 ways to deal with informed consent I fits not followed
prior general consent
presumptive consent
retrospective consent
how to deal with protection from harm if its not followed?
debriefing and offering counselling
if harm occurs the investigation should be ended
how to deal with deception if its not followed?
debriefing - informing the participant about all the details of the study at the end and asking if they’d still like to participate
the 5 BPS ethical issues
confidentiality
right to withdraw
informed consent
protection from harm
deception
