Ethics, Validity And Reliability

Question 1

Consent

Answer 1

Revealing true aims of study at least letting ppt know what will happen, involves parental consent if children involved

Question 2

Deception

Answer 2

Deceiving ppts must be kept to a minimum, with holding info to avoid influencing behavior is acceptable but deliberately providing false info is not

Question 3

Confidentiality

Answer 3

Ppts info will be protected and with be kept anonymous if published

Question 4

Right to withdraw

Answer 4

Even after giving consent ppts still have right to leave experiment at any point, ppts must be made aware of this

Question 5

Debrief

Answer 5

If informed consent cannot be obtained ppts must be fully debriefed after, tells them about their right to withdraw info after experiment

Question 6

Protection from harm

Answer 6

Ppt should be no worse off from when they arrive, risk is considered ok if it’s not greater than what would be experienced in everyday life

Question 7

Validity

Answer 7

The extent to which something is measuring what it is claiming to measure

Question 8

Internal validity

Answer 8

The extent to which a study established a direct cause and effect link between IV and dv

Question 9

Types of external validity

Answer 9

Ecological validity,population validity and temporal validity

Question 10

Construct validity