Ethics in Psychology Flashcards
Who is the British Psychological Society representative of?
The representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK
What did they create?
A set of guidelines for human and animal research to be followed.
When was the society formed?
1909
What are the four ethical principles?
Respect, competence, responsibility, integrity
What is respect?
Valuing the dignity and worth of all persons.
What is competence?
The ability to provide specific services that require specialist knowledge and being able to recognise the limits of their skills, knowledge and training.
What is responsibility?
Psychologists value their duties to clients, they avoid harm of participants and prevent the misuse of their contributions to society.
What is integrity?
Being honest, truthful, accurate and consistent in actions, words and decisions.
What are the 6 guidelines?
Consent, debrief, confidentiality, deception, right to withdraw, protection from harm
What is consent?
Participants in research agree to do the study.
What is informed consent?
will know the full aim of the study
What is debrief?
After the study, participant is told the true aim
What is confidentiality?
Keeping information private
What is a fake name called?
a pseudonym
What is deception
Purposefully lying or not telling the whole truth
