ethical issues Flashcards
what are ethical implications?
when a ppts rights and researchers needs to gain meaningful findings are conflicted, which has implications for the safety and wellbeing of ppts
What is informed consent?
making participants aware of the aims, procedures, their rights and what their data will be used for
What is the issue with informed consent?
it results in unnatural behaviour from participants, which negatively effects data
How can researchers deal with informed consent?
researchers must issue a consent form detailing all relevant information that may effect desire to participate
what is presumptive consent?
the researcher asks a similar group to the sample if the research is acceptable, if they agree then it is presumed that the sample will agree
what is prior general consent?
participants consent to a number of studies, including ones that involve deception, therefore by signing they are agreeing to deception
what is retrospective consent?
participants are asked for their consent after taking part in the study. they may have already been subject to deception
what is deception?
deliberately misleading or withholding information from participants at any stage of investigation.
how can deception be dealt with?
after a study, participants should be given a full debriefwhere they are made aware of the true aims of the study and given all details that were withheld during the study
what is protection from harm?
participants should not be placed in any more risk than they would be in their daily lives and should be protected from physical and psychological harm.
how is protection from harm dealt with?
partciipants must be aare of what their data will be used for and erminded that they have the right to withdraw at any point during the investigation, inclduign withhlding data afterwards.
what is privacy and confidentiality?
the right of participants to control information about themselves and to have their personal data protected
how can privacy and confidentiality be dealt with?
personal details held must be protected, or maintaining anonymity of participants. aslo reminding participnats that their data will not be shared with other researchers
