Ethical Issues and Ways of Dealing with Them Flashcards

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What does the BPS stand for?

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British Psychological Society

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Who are the BPS?

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  • Representative body for psychology in the UK

- Promotes excellence and ethical practice in science, education and practical applications of the discipline

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3
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What does the APA stand for?

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American Psychological Association

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4
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What acronym for the ethical guidelines?

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Can = Confidentiality
Do = Deception
Can't =Consent
Do = Debrief
With = Right to withdraw
Participants = Protection of participants
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5
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What are the four principle of the BPS?

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  • Respect
  • Competence
  • Responsibility
  • Integrity
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6
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What does informed consent mean?

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Participants should make an informed judgement whether to take part

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7
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How can too much information affect a participants behaviour?

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Demand characteristics

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8
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What other forms of consent are there?

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  • Presumptive
  • Prior general
  • Retrospective
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9
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What does it mean by presumptive consent?

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Ask a similar group

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10
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What does it mean by prior general consent?

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Agree to be deceived

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11
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What does it mean by retrospective consent?

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Get consent after study

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What does deception mean?

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Deliberately misleading or holding information so consent is not formed

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13
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What should you do at the end of a study to resolve deception?

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Debrief

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14
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What should be in a debried?

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  • True aim of experiment
  • Details not give prior to study
  • What their data will be used for
  • The right to withdraw
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15
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What is protection from harm?

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Participants should be at no more risk that they would be in everyday life

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16
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How can you resolve any problems to do with protection from harm?

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  • Give right to withdraw
  • reassured behaviour was normal during debrief
  • Provide counselling if the participants have been effected by study
17
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What is confidentiality/privacy?

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The right to control information about ourselves

If invaded, it should be respected

18
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How must privacy information be cared for?

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Protected (legal requirement)

19
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What should researchers do to protect confidentiality?

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  • Use initials rather than names

- Participant data cannot be shared with other researchers