Lesson 9 - Ehtics

Question 1

When did BPS issue the Code of Ethics?

Answer 1

2006

Question 2

What principles is the Code of Ethics based on?

Answer 2

• Respect
• Competence
• Responsibility
• Integrity

Question 3

What do researchers need to maintain throughout their research?

Answer 3

• Anonymity
• Informed consent
• Protection from physical and psychological harm
• Avoid deception

Question 4

What to researchers need to reassure their participants can do?

Answer 4

The right to withdraw and the ability to refuse to answer any questions

Question 5

What do researchers need to do to participants after the experiment?

Answer 5

They need to be debriefed

Question 6

Why do participants need to be debriefed?

Answer 6

Debriefing reduces the negative effects of deception

Question 7

What can be used instead of informed consent?

Answer 7

• Presumptive consent
• Prior general consent

When these are used, the participants will be offered to have their data withdrawn from the research if wished.

Question 8

What is presumptive consent?

Answer 8

A substitute for voluntary informed consent, it is presumed that if one set of people regard an experimental procedure as acceptable, this opinion is presumed upon the whole population.

Question 9

What is prior general consent?

Answer 9

This is obtaining apparent consent from research participants by arranging for them to agree in general to taking part in certain kinds of research before enlisting their involvement in an experiment

Question 10

What do researcher need to protect their participants from?

Answer 10

Physical and psychological harm