Ethical issues

Question 1

What are the 4 ethical issues?

Answer 1

1- Informed consent
2- Deception
3- Confidentiality
4-Protection from harm

Question 2

What is meant by informed consent?

Answer 2

Making PPT aware of all aims and procedures
Telling them how the data will be used
Giving them the right to withdraw

Question 3

What is meant by Deception?

Answer 3

Deliberately misleading or withholding information about the study

Question 4

What is meant by Protection from harm?

Answer 4

Physical or psychological harm done to the ppt such as embarrassment and stress

Question 5

What is meant by Confidentiality

Answer 5

To protect personal info of ppt such as names, age, location

Question 6

What is meant by cost-benefit analysis?

Answer 6

Weighing the potential benefits against the costs to determine the overall value or worthiness of the decision.

(BASO, is it worth the (trauma)

Question 7

What is the role of the BPS code of ethics?

Answer 7

To make sure psychological research follows the 4 rules

Question 8

How do researchers deal with informed consent?
including the alternative forms of consent

Answer 8

By making PPT aware of all the aims and how data will be used.
Alternative methods are;
1- Presumptive consent
2- Prior general consent
3- Retrospective consent

Question 9

Explain what the alternative forms of consent are/mean

Answer 9

1- Presumptive consent (a similar group of people asked if the study is acceptable if so consent is assumed)
2- Prior general consent (ppt agree to now know the full aims of study)
3- Retrospective consent (ppt asked for consent after the study)

Question 10

How do researchers deal with deception? (4)

Answer 10

1- Tell PPT the full aim
2-give PPT the right to withhold data
3- do a cost-benefit analysis
4-Get retrospective consent

Question 11

How do researchers deal with Protection from harm?

Answer 11

1-Give PPT rights to withdraw whenever
2-Do a cost-benefit analysis

Question 12

How do researchers deal with confidentiality?

Answer 12

1-Anonymity, don’t record personal details
2-Questionnaires kept anonymous
3- Avoid full names in case studies
4- Remind PPT data will be protected

Question 13

What is the purpose of briefing participants at the start of the study?

Answer 13

.Tell PPT the full aim of the study
.what they’re expected to do and the . Give rights to withdraw at any point

Question 14

What is the purpose of debriefing participants at the end of the study?

Answer 14

If the researcher doesn’t tell them at the start then will need to be told at the end to;
.get their consent
.give right to withdraw data at the end