ethics Flashcards
why is ethics important
intention of psychology is to understand and improve society and if u do unethical researchist goes against this
what are the 6 ethical issues
confidentiality, informed consent, deception, right to withdraw, protection from harm, participant debriefing
what is confidentiality
refers to our right, enshrined in the law under the data protection act to have any personal data protected
what is informed consent
making ppts aware of the aims of the research and procedures and what the data will be used for
what is deception
deliberately misleading info from ppts at any stage of the investigation e.g aschs study
right to withdraw
ppts right to leave partway through the investigation should they wish to do so
what is protection from harm
ppts should not be placed at any more risks that they would in their daily life
what is ppt debriefing
at the end of the study the ppts should be made aware of the true aims of the investigation and any details they were not told
how to overcome deception
debrief- inform them of the true aim and why you had to decieve and if they want their data to be used
how to overcome informed consent
presumptive consent- ask members of a population similar to those who will be ppts if they feel the deception is reasonable and the real ppts will not object to it
retrospective informed consent- during the debriefing full inform the ppts of the true aim and ask if they are willing to consent to their data being used
how to overcome right to withdraw
-inform ppts at the start of the study that they can withdraw at any point
-remind during the study they an withdraw data at any point
-debrief
how to overcome protection from harm
debrief- explain true aims and how the findings will be used
deal with negative effects if necessary and offer councelling
remind them they can withdraw
how to overcome confidentiality
confidentiality- assign each ppt a number rarther than using their name
do not collect any personal information that is not needed for the study
how to overcome privacy
tell ppts what will happen to data
tell ppts during the debrief they can have a copy of their data
remind them they can withdraw their data at any time
