Ethics

Question 1

Broader ethical principles

Answer 1

Respect
Confidentiality
Responsibility
Integrity

Question 2

Respect ethical principle

Answer 2

Participants are given full autonomy of themselves during the test and with their data

Question 3

Responsibility ethical principle

Answer 3

Researchers need to protect participants from any harm

Question 4

Integrity ethical principle

Answer 4

Researchers shouldn’t lie and have high standards in accuracy and honesty in their experiments

Question 5

What ethical guidelines fall under respect principle?

Answer 5

Informed consent
Right to withdraw
Confidentiality

Question 6

Informed consent

Answer 6

Participants should consent and know what they are consenting to in the study

Question 7

Right to withdraw

Answer 7

Participants have the right to withdraw from research and withdraw their data from being studied/analysed

Question 8

Confidentiality

Answer 8

Participants data should be kept secret and not include their names, but participant 1 eg

Question 9

What ethical guidelines fall under responsibility ethical principle?

Answer 9

Protection of harm from participants
Debrief

Question 10

Protection of harm from participants

Answer 10

Participants shouldn’t be subjected to physical or psychological harm

Question 11

Debrief

Answer 11

Participants are given a meeting at the end to explain any queries or worries so they leave in the same state of mind

Question 12

What ethical guidelines fall under integrity ethical principle?

Answer 12

Deception

Question 13

Deception

Answer 13

Researchers should avoid lying or deceiving participants as much as possible

Question 14

Additional ethical guidelines

Answer 14

Researchers should only give advice beyond what they are competent to give
In observational research, participants should only be observed in places they’d expect

Question 15

What is the debate to be had about ethics in psychology?

Answer 15

The upholding of ethical guidelines can clearly be defended however upholding all can prevent investigation of certain aspects. These may have practical applications

Question 16

Benefits of operating within ethical guidelines

Answer 16

Participants treated with respect
Makes study more repeatable thus demonstrates reliability
Enhances reputation of psych
Researchers more likely to get future participants volunteering

Question 17

Drawbacks of operating within ethical guidelines

Answer 17

Places limits on the research that can be done (could be useful)
Reduces validity if ps know aim of study because they may not show naturalistic behaviour
Sampling bias with right to withdraw
Confidentiality may silence participants who want to speak out