Ethics

Question 1

What are the 5 Ethical Issues?

Answer 1

• Informed Consent
• Right to Withdraw
• Deception
• Protection from Harm
• Privacy and Confidentiality

Question 2

Explain “Informed Consent”

Answer 2

The right for participants to be fully aware of the experiment before agreeing to take part

Question 3

Explain “Right to Withdraw”

Answer 3

The right for participants to withdraw themselves and any data they have provided at any time during the experiment without questions.

Question 4

Explain “Deception”

Answer 4

Lying to participants in two ways:
- Active deception (deliberately lying)
- Passive deception (omitting details)
Participants should be fully debriefed after the experiment where deception has occurred, and they have the right to withdraw their data if they wish to.

Question 5

Explain “Protection from Harm”

Answer 5

The right for participants to not experience any physical or psychological harm

Question 6

Explain “Privacy and Confidentiality”

Answer 6

The right for participants to not have their private lives or data exposed in research