Ethics

Question 1

What is ethics?

Answer 1

Ethics is the ability to distinguish between the right and the wrong relating to PROTECTION of participants in a psychological study

Question 2

Why studies should be unethical?

Answer 2

• Information gathered can actually be useful to realize situations and realism to what extent behavior can be reached
• follows high ecological validity hence reliable results and enable generalizations

Question 3

Shouldn’t be unethical because?

Answer 3

1. Long term effects
2. Invading human rights as may involve questions
3. Might discourage future participation of

Question 4

Factors that determine ethics ?

Answer 4

Deception 
Debrief 
Protection of participants 
Confidentiality 
Informed consent 
Right to withdraw