ethics

Question 1

differences (and simiarlities) between research ethics and ethics for practice

Answer 1

scientific value (research)
both need respect for people (but conduct- dignity, authority dynamic and for research- confidentiality/anonymity)
both need responsibility (but conduct-trust not abused, power of influence and for research- communication of results)

Question 2

elements of ethical requirement for research with human participants

Answer 2

1) respect (consent, confidentiality, anonymity etc)
2) scientific value (well designed to maximise scientific knowledge and avoid wasting ppt contributions)
3) social responsibilty (communication of results)
4) maximising effect and minimising harm (consider from perspective of ppt)

Question 3

provide an account of legal compared to ethical considerations

Answer 3

what might be legal may not be ethical and vice versa

we need ethics to avoid being sued

to comply with legal requirements

a question of consent
(ethical to ask participants for conns to take a drug but it might be illegal to possess that drug)
e.g. therapeutic / adverse effect of cannabis

Question 4

GDPR

Answer 4

general data protection regulation
applies to any form of personal data- linking data and identifiable info
standards of consent must be opt in
ppt must be given their data on request
researchers must ask ppts to indicate whether they are happy for others to use their anonymised data

Question 5

participant codes that can’t be hacked (R 1 10 M)

Answer 5

1st letter mothers name
no of older siblings
birth month
1st letter of middle name

Question 6

misdirection not deception

Answer 6

two stage consent- e.g. if want to do a surprise test but don’t want them to know this during the initial task

Question 7

rest;s model of ethical reasonging

Answer 7

ethical implementation
ethical motivation
ethical reasoning
ethicial senisitivty

Question 8

legal but not ethical practice

Answer 8

cardiac arrests
saline solution or adrenaline

to see if injecting with adrenaline during cardiac arrest helps

if it does help- the saline ppt might die?
if it doesn’t help - the saline might be okay and the adrenaline ppt not be?

a question of ethics not law

is it safe enough/important enough to justify running the research

Question 9

illegal practice but ethical?

Answer 9

ethical to ask participants consent to take a drug (e.g. cannabis)
but it’s illegal to have possession of cannabis