Ethics

Question 1

Word to remember all ethical issue

Answer 1

Can 
Do
Can’t
Do
With 
Participants

Question 2

Consent

Answer 2

Informed consent ensures that participants are fully aware of the true aims of the research
, the procedure and their rights

Question 3

Deception

Answer 3

Misleading or withholding information about the true aims of the study to prevent demand characteristics to allow for valid results

Question 4

Confidentiality

Answer 4

Ensuring that any data from the participants is protected and not leaked
The right to privacy extends to the area where the study took place etc

Question 5

Debrief

Answer 5

If deception did take place, ensuring that at the end of the study that all participants are told the true aims and results of the study and offered advice counselling etc

Question 6

Right to withdraw

Answer 6

Participants should have the right at any point in the study to withdraw regardless of circumstances

Question 7

Protection from harm

Answer 7

As a result of their involvement participants should not be placed st any more risk than they would in their daily lives, and should be protected from physical and psychological harm

Question 8

BPS CODE OF ETHICS

Answer 8

A quasi-legal document produced by the British psychological society thy instructs psychologists in the U.K. about what behaviour is and is not acceptable when dealing with participants. It is built around for major principles
Respect
Competence
Responsibility
Integrity

Question 9

Other ways of getting consent

Answer 9

Presumptive consent- assuming passed on a similar group of people that the study is acceptable

Prior general consent- give their permission to take part in a number of different studies, knowing that they are being decieved about the true aims

Retrospective consent- participants are asked for their consent during debriefing having already taken part in the study