Ethics

Question 1

protection from harm

Answer 1

protection from both physical and psychological harm. deception should not occur unless necessary.

Question 2

informed consent

Answer 2

participants must be appropriately informed of the study. Written informed permission from each participant must be obtained before commencement of research. if under 18 parent permission.

Question 3

withdrawal rights

Answer 3

A participant has the right to cease their participation in an experiment at anytime without negative consequences or pressure to continue.

Question 4

deception

Answer 4

participants must be deceived as little as possible, they should fully be informed unless it may impact the results of the study by influencing the participants behaviour. all cases involving this must be debriefed at the end.

Question 5

confidentiality

Answer 5

Participants information conducted for the study must be kept private unless there is a written consent form.

Question 5

debriefing

Answer 5

the process of giving participants in a completed research project a fuller explanation of the study in which they participated than was possible before or during the research. Debriefing is not always required.

Question 6

privacy

Answer 6

Privacy is the right of protection from unwanted intrusion by the government or other people/organisations into one’s affairs. Do not ask any irrelevant questions not related to the study and may invade participants privacy.

Question 7

voluntary participation

Answer 7

participants must not feel pressure to be involved in the study. There must not be any inducements. they must want to be part of it.

Question 8

what are the 3 R’s in animal research

Answer 8

replacement, reduction, refinement

Question 9

replacement

Answer 9

use method that permit a given purpose of an activity or project to be achieved without the use of animals

Question 10

reduction-

Answer 10

use method for obtaining comparable levels of information from the use of fewer animals in scientific procedures or for obtaining more information from the same number of animals.

Question 11

refinement

Answer 11

use methods that alleviate or minimise potential pain and distress, and enhance animal wellbeing

Question 12

what is the main purpose of ethics?

Answer 12

to protect the welfare and rights of the participants