Lecture 13 Ethics

Question 1

Informed consent

Answer 1

informing the research participants of the nature of the study and obtaining explicit agreement of participation

ensures their privacy is not violated and also ensures they know enough information to make a rational decision of whether or not they want to participate (risks are addressed)

*researchers are allowed to withhold certain information if revealing it will ruin the study

Question 2

Coercion to participate

Answer 2

occurs when participants agree to participate because of real or implied pressure from some individual who has authority or influence over them

Question 3

minimal risk is considered…

Answer 3

risk no greater than daily lives

Question 4

what are the four goals accomplished with a good debriefing?

Answer 4

1. claify the nature of the study for participants
2. remove stress or other negative consequences induced by the study
3. obtain participants reactions to the study itself
4. give participants a sense that their participation was important

Question 5

what are the three major categories of scientific misconduct

Answer 5

fabrication falsification and plagiarism

questionable research practices

unethical behavior