Ethical Issues

Question 1

What are the 4 types of ethical issue

Answer 1

Deception
No consent
No Privacy 
(No confidentiality)
No Protection from harm

Question 2

What is deception?

Answer 2

This is when there is a naïve ppt who has been given inadequate information when they have given consent

Question 3

What is informed consent?

Answer 3

When the ppt has been given information about the experiment before they give consent so they know what they are getting themselves into

Question 4

What is privacy and confidentiality?

Answer 4

Privacy= the ppts have the right to control info about themselves

Confidentiality= personal data will be protected

Question 5

What is protection from harm?

Answer 5

No experiment should put the ppt in more harm than they would be in their every day life
(physical OR psychological)

Question 6

How is deception and protection from harm dealt with?

Answer 6

Debrief
The ppts have the right to withdraw their info
They are provided with counselling if needed

Question 7

How is informed consent dealt with?

Answer 7

They are given a letter to sign if they agree with the exp

Question 8

How is confidentiality dealt with?

Answer 8

Numbers or initials are used

No personal data is recorded

Question 9

What are the 3 types of consent?

Answer 9

Prior general
Retrospective
Presumptive

Question 10

What is prior general consent?

Answer 10

Ppts give their permission to take part in many different exp.s one of them they will be deceived

Question 11

What is retrospective consent?

Answer 11

Asked for consent during debrief

Question 12

What is presumptive consent?

Answer 12

A similar group of ppl to the ppts are asked if it is ok to do the exp.

Question 13

What is the definition of an ethical issue?

Answer 13

When a conflict exists between the rights of the ppts in research studies and the goals of research to produce authentic, valid data