ethics in psychology

Question 1

what are the 6 ethical guidelines? (ethics)

Answer 1

• informed consent
• deception
• right to withdraw
• protection from physical/psychological harm
• confidentiality
  -privacy

Question 2

what is informed consent? (ethics)

Answer 2

• revealing the true aims of a study
• participants have the right to know what they are letting themselves in for when participating in a study

Question 3

what are the rules for deception? (ethics)

Answer 3

• it is sometimes necessary to deceive participants
• you should not deceive anyone without good cause as the may agree to participate in something that may cause them distress

Question 4

what is the right to withdraw? (ethics)

Answer 4

• if a participant feels uncomfortable they have the right to withdraw & leave the experiment at any time

Question 5

what is protection from physical/psychological harm? (ethics)

Answer 5

• participants should be in the same state after the experiment as they were before
• it is the experimenter’s responsibility ability to protect the participants

Question 6

how can confidentiality be applied? (ethics)

Answer 6

• the findings from the experiment should be anonymous, therefore the results will be confidential

Question 7

how is privacy respected? (ethics)

Answer 7

• participants should not feel an invasion of their privacy (e.g. observations in their home)
• people can be observed in public or where they can be seen by strangers without needing consent

Question 8

what is presumptive consent? (ethics)

Answer 8

• gaining informed consent from others (e.g. asking a group of people if the think the study is acceptable)

Question 9

what is prior general consent? (ethics)

Answer 9

• participants are asked to consent to a variety of studies (including some that may deceive them)
• by agreeing to take part in all the studies the participants are giving consent to being deceived