Ethical issues

Question 1

what does the BPS stand for?

Answer 1

British Psychology Society

Question 2

what code did the BPS make regardinging ethics?

Answer 2

The BPS code of Ethics

Question 3

if psychologist don’t follow the BPS they could risk..

Answer 3

loosing their jobs

Question 4

how many ethical issues are there?

Answer 4

4

Question 5

name the four ethical issues.

Answer 5

informed consent, deception,protection from harm, privacy and confidentiality.

Question 6

what is informed consent?

Answer 6

sufficient details of the study such as the right to make a choice whether to take part, aware of the procedure ,their rights( such as right to withdraw etc…

Question 7

what is deception?

Answer 7

misleading or withdrawing information to avoid demand characteristics

Question 8

if someone is deceived, they can not give what?

Answer 8

informed consent

Question 9

what is protection from harm?

Answer 9

it states that participants should not be placed at any more risk than they would in their everyday lives.

Question 10

what is privacy and confidentiality?

Answer 10

Participants have the right to control information about themselves = Privacy
Confidentiality refer to out rights under the data protected act to have our data protected.

Question 11

how to deal with informed consent?

Answer 11

participants should be given a consent form to sign and date with all relevant detail

Question 12

who cannot give informed consent?

Answer 12

under 16’s they need to have parental consent.
people who are under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
people who are mentally unfit.

Question 13

how to deal with deception

Answer 13

ppts should be allowed to give presumptive consent, prior general consent. or retrospective consent

Question 14

what is presumptive consent?

Answer 14

gained from people of a similar background of the ppts

Question 15

what is prior general consent?

Answer 15

agree to be deceived without knowing how

Question 16

what is retrospective consent?

Answer 16

consent after study is finished, all ppts need to be fully debriefed.

Question 17

how to deal with protection from harm

Answer 17

• ppts should be given the right to withdraw at any point whether this is before, after or even during the experiment.
• if a considerable amount of stress is felt then the researcher should provide ppts with therapy or counselling.

Question 18

how to deal with privacy and confidentiality

Answer 18

• protect personal data by maintaining an anonymity (keeping identities secret)
• data should not be shared with other researchers only findings and conclusions.
• refer to ppts as number or letters.