RM- Ethics Flashcards
Who created the code of ethics
British Psychological Society
Ethical issues
Deception
Right to privacy
Confidentiality
Informed Consent
Protection from harm
Deception
Deliberately withholding information or misleading participants in any stage of the investigation - if deceived , informed consent can’t be given
Right to privacy
The participants have the right to control information about themselves
Confidentiality
Participants have the right to protect data about themselves and remain anonymous
Informed consent
Participants should understand the procedure of the study and consent to all aspects of it
Protection from harm
Participants should leave the study in the same physical and psychological state they arrived in
Cost-benefit approach
Ethics committee decide whether the benefits of a study outweigh the ethical costs
Types of consent
Presumptive
Prior general
Retrospective
Presumptive consent
Ask similar people to the sample whether they would be willing to complete the study
Prior general consent
Participants consent to a range of studies, including deceiving ones, so they consent to being deceived in the study
Retrospective consent
Participants are asked consent during debriefing (when they have already competed the study)
Dealing with deception
Give participants a full debrief afterwards including details they were not aware of, and allow them to withdraw their data if they wish
Dealing with protection from harm
Give participants the right to withdraw at any point, provide counselling of participants have been distressed.
