ethics Flashcards
when are there ethical issues in psychology
when a conflict or dilemna exists between participant’s rights and researcher’s needs to gain valuable and meaningful findings
who created a list of ethical guidelines
the british psychological society
what is informed consent
stating the true aims of the experiment and gaining consent
what is deception
not telling the participants the true aims of the experiment
what is protection from physical and psychological harm
avoiding distress that would exceed that of everyday life
what is confidentiality
keeping the anonymity of participants
what act makes confidentiality a legal requirement
data protection act
why can confidentiality be hard for researchers
hard to publish their results
what are ethical guidelines
concrete, quasi-legal documents that help to huide conduct within psychology bh establishing priniciples for standard practise and competence
what is an ethics committee
a group of people within a research institution that must approve of a study before it begins
what should ethics committees consider
-any possible ethical issues in research
-how such issues will be dealt with
-weighing up the benefits and costs of research
-sanctions for unethical research
what is a cost-benefit analysis
weighing up the benefits of the research agaisnt the potential costs to the participants
what punishments may a psychologist face for conducting unethical research
they may bar the person from practising as a psychologist
how can the issue of informed consent be dealt with
gaining full, partial, retrospective or presumptive consent
what is presumptive consent
asking a similar group of people if they would consent to the research
