Ethics Flashcards
1
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What are the approaches to knowledge?
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Authority Intuition Common sense Logic The scientific method
2
Q
Define the scientific method
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Knowledge based on empirical evidence gathered through carefully controlled procedures
3
Q
Identify and define the two types of research methods
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Correlational/non-experimental: relationship between two sets of data, correlation is not causation
Experimental: Cause and effect
4
Q
Define population
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The larger group of participants that from which our sample is drawn
5
Q
Define sample
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Set of subjects drawn from a particular population
6
Q
What is the role of the experimenter?
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To protect participants physical and psychological welfare
7
Q
What are the participants rights?
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Informed consent Voluntary participation Withdrawal rights Confidentiality Deception Debriefing
8
Q
What are some principles of informed consent?
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True nature and purpose of experiment
Outline foreseeable risks
Inform right to withdrawal
