Ethical Issues Flashcards
Refers to questions of right and wrong
Ethics
Defined as conforming to the standards of conduct of a given profession
Ethical Behavior
Created to protect better the rights of research participants
Ethical principles
once the respondents has consented to participate in the study they are obliged to give full cooperation by providing truthful data
respondents/participants
has a number of responsibilities to fulfill in relations to the respondents
researcher
Requires that people not be coerced into participating in research
Voluntary participation
Subjects who are forced to participate
Captive audiences (prisons, universities)
Form where information is given to participants about the risks and benefits
Informed Consent
It means that prospective research participants must be fully inform about the procedures and risks involved and must give their consent to participate
Informed Consent
Where respondents are tricked into a particular action
Deception
can be defined both physical and psychological
Harm
once the data have been collected, researchers should make sure that no one else has access to the data
Confidentiality
means that the participant will remain anonymous throughout the study
Anonymity
This scientist called the attention of the american psychologists for lack of concern over the welfare of their research participants
William Edgar Vinacke
What year did Willian Edgar Vinacke call the attention of american psychologists?
1954