General ethical issues in research

Question 1

Early psychologist did not follow…

Answer 1

any ethical guidelines which provoked a lot of harm to innocent people, kids and adults.

Question 2

Protection from undue stress or harm:

Answer 2

Undue stress is a higher level of stress that an individual may experience on a day-to-day basis.

Question 3

Informed consent:

Answer 3

Participants must be told about the nature of the study and agree to participate. They must be told the rights they have, including to withdraw.

Question 4

Deception:

Answer 4

Misinformation or not telling the whole truth of the study’s goal. Slight deception may be used in some cases.

Question 5

Right to withdraw:

Answer 5

The participant must be able to withdraw if he wishes to, without any coercion to stay, his data must be withdrawn from the study.

Question 6

Briefing and debriefing:

Answer 6

at the end of the study the participant must be debriefed and the true aims of the study must be told, any deception must be justified.

Question 7

Confidentiality:

Answer 7

participants have to be guaranteed that their identities will not be revealed during or after the study.