Ethical Issues

Question 1

what are ethical issues?

Answer 1

Issues that arise in psychology when a dilemma exists between participants’ rights and researchers’ need to gain valuable findings

Question 2

what is the right to withdraw ?

Answer 2

• the ability and right for a participant to quit an experiment at any time.
  -If they’re uncomfortable or want to leave for any reason they may withdraw and leave.

Question 3

what is debrief?

Answer 3

• During a debriefing session, the researchers would explain why they used deception and explain the purpose of it.
• Provide counselling if needed

Question 4

what is protection from harm?

Answer 4

They must be protected from physical and mental harm.
This means you must not embarrass, frighten, offend or harm participants.

Question 5

what is deception?

Answer 5

The act of misleading research participants about an experiment’s purpose, conditions, or procedures or otherwise manipulating an experiment to control the behaviour of the participants with the goal of producing better research results.

Question 6

what is informed consent?

Answer 6

Psychologists should ensure that all participants are helped to
understand fully all aspects of the research before they agree (give
consent) to take part.

Question 7

What is general consent ?

Answer 7

participants give ‘general permission’ to take part in a number of studies, some involving deception

Question 8

What is presumptive consent?

Answer 8

getting a group of people similar to the participants to say if they would consent to take part in the study- if they say yes, it can be presumed the participants would also have agreed

Question 9

What is retrospective consent?

Answer 9

participants give full informed consent via a debrief at the end of the study, at which point they can ask to withdraw their results

Question 10

What is confidentiality?

Answer 10

Participants have the right to control information about
themselves i.e. whether their name can be used