Ethics Flashcards
Also known as moral philosophy
Ethics
Discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad
Ethics
The application of moral rules in research
Research ethics
Administrative body who provide protection for human research participants
Research ethics committees (RECs)/Institutional Review Board(IRB)
They review ethical acceptability of proposal for human research
Research ethics committees(RECs)/Institutional Review Board(IRB)
Subjective evaluation of the risks and benefits of a research study/project
Risk/benefits ratio
Risk/benefits ratio is also known as
Risk/benefits analysis
The harm or discomfort of the subject is not greater than what they might experience in their daily lives
Minimal risk
The process by which the researchers describe the nature of their research and obtain the subjects’ permission and willingness to participate
Informed consent
A process in research where an individual willingly affirms their desire to take part in a specific study
Informed consent
True or false: participants must give their consent freely
True
True or False: Duress can be used to gain consent of the participants
False
True or false: Subjects/participants can’t withdraw midway through the experiment because it will ruin the experiment.
False
True or false: Researchers can give small/slight explanation about the procedures to be followed
False
True or false: Researchers must answer any questions about the procedures
True