Ethics

Question 1

How will we consider privacy

Answer 1

Privacy is controlling personal information as to not share it
For example in this experiment, not having participants share bedrooms(invasion of privacy)

Question 2

How do we consider confidentiality

Answer 2

-no names listed
-participants select a participant number made up of their house number and birth year so they are not identifiable in the results

Question 3

How do we consider deception

Answer 3

Ensure there is no deception by letting participants know the aims of the experiment from the start

Question 4

How do we consider right the withdraw

Answer 4

Brief at the start
Debrief at the end
Let them know they can withdraw at any time during the study
48 hour reflection period after the experiment is complete to allow time to withdraw if needed

Question 5

How do we consider informed consent

Answer 5

Each p is given a consent form
Vulnerable children under 16 are given consent by proxy from the head teacher of ND

Question 6

How do we consider protection from stress, anxiety, humiliation or pain

Answer 6

No physical harm
Participants may worry about sleep score which can cause unnecessary anxiety or stress
Debrief will offer help and guidance e.g. links to websites

Question 7

How will we ensure reliability

Answer 7

Internal reliability- split half A measure of consistency where a test is split in two and the scores for each half of the test is compared with one another.
External reliability- test retest method to compare results using the same participants several times

Question 8

How will we ensure validity

Answer 8

Internal validity- the findings are accurate and the do are caused by the iv-
External validity- whether the study paints a true picture of real life behaviours

Researcher bias, demand characteristics, social desirability etc