Ethics

Question 1

Privacy

Answer 1

A person’s right to control the flow of information about themselves

Question 2

Confidentiality

Answer 2

Third parties should not be able to trace information back to individual participants. This is usually achieved through providing anonymity e.g. using participant numbers not names.

Question 3

Deception

Answer 3

Deliberately misleading or falsely informing participants about the nature of research.

Question 4

Right to withdraw

Answer 4

Participants understanding that they can leave the study at any time – and remove their data once the study is over

Question 5

Informed (valid) consent

Answer 5

Includes giving participants enough information (in a form they can understand) so that they can make an informed choice about whether they wish to participate.

Question 6

Protection from harm

Answer 6

Participants should not experience negative physical or psychological effects beyond what would be normal in day to day life

Question 7

Ethics committee

Answer 7

The board that is in place to ensure that proposed research meets the standards of the current ethical codes of conduct and guidelines.

Question 8

Ethical guidelines

Answer 8

Provide a set of moral principles that guide research from its inception through to completion and publication of results.

Question 9

Debrief

Answer 9

A method which aims to ensure participants are aware of the true nature of the study (overcoming any deception). It should return the participant back to their original state.