Ethical Issues and Ways of Dealing with Them

Question 1

What does the BPS stand for?

Answer 1

British Psychological Society

Question 2

Who are the BPS?

Answer 2

• Representative body for psychology in the UK

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

Question 3

What does the APA stand for?

Answer 3

American Psychological Association

Question 4

What acronym for the ethical guidelines?

Answer 4

Can = Confidentiality
Do = Deception
Can't =Consent
Do = Debrief
With = Right to withdraw
Participants = Protection of participants

Question 5

What are the four principle of the BPS?

Answer 5

• Respect
• Competence
• Responsibility
• Integrity

Question 6

What does informed consent mean?

Answer 6

Participants should make an informed judgement whether to take part

Question 7

How can too much information affect a participants behaviour?

Answer 7

Demand characteristics

Question 8

What other forms of consent are there?

Answer 8

• Presumptive
• Prior general
• Retrospective

Question 9

What does it mean by presumptive consent?

Answer 9

Ask a similar group

Question 10

What does it mean by prior general consent?

Answer 10

Agree to be deceived

Question 11

What does it mean by retrospective consent?

Answer 11

Get consent after study

Question 12

What does deception mean?

Answer 12

Deliberately misleading or holding information so consent is not formed

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Debrief

Question 14

What should be in a debried?

Answer 14

• True aim of experiment
• Details not give prior to study
• What their data will be used for
• The right to withdraw

Question 15

What is protection from harm?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

• Give right to withdraw
• reassured behaviour was normal during debrief
• Provide counselling if the participants have been effected by study

Question 17

What is confidentiality/privacy?

Answer 17

The right to control information about ourselves

If invaded, it should be respected

Question 18

How must privacy information be cared for?

Answer 18

Protected (legal requirement)

Question 19

What should researchers do to protect confidentiality?

Answer 19

• Use initials rather than names

- Participant data cannot be shared with other researchers