Investagating Humans Flashcards
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What is ethics
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A set if moral principles and values and ethical behaviour is behaviour which conforms to those principles and values
2
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What are some ethical standards which investigations must follow
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Voluntary participation, informed consent,risk of harm, confidentiality, anonymity
3
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What is a placebo
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The research into the effectiveness of medical treatments. An inactive substance which is give just as a the original treatment is and often the patient will show results even though it is inactive this is called the placebo effect
4
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What is a double blind placebo effect
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Neither the researcher or the or the subjects know who is receiving the treatment or the placebo this reduces risk of any bias due to the placebo effect
