Topic 2 Flashcards
1
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Ethically questionable research examples
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- Watson and Rayner
- scaring kids with rats - McGraw
- repeated pinpricks - Dennis
- raising children in isolation
All lead to negative characteristics later on
2
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Origins of the APA ethics code
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- non ethical studies and wrongdoings in WWII inspired the first code, leading to the APA ethics principles of psychologists and code of conduct
3
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Ethical code of conduct
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Guidelines for ethical behaviour
All practice of research, clinical work, and teaching
5 principles
10 standards
4
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5 Principles of ethics
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- Data must be beneficial to the scientific community
- Be aware of the responsibility to society
- Be honest
- Treat people fairly
- Confidentiality
5
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Guidelines in research with humans
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Identify potential risks
Protect participants from harm
Justify risks
Obtain informed consent
Debrief afterwards
6
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What is the IRB
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Institutional review board
- determines if project meets ethical guidelines
Issues
- no appeal, antibasic research, overly cautjous
7
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Deception is allowed (T/F)
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True
8
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When is consent not needed
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- surveys
- educational
- archival
- observational
9
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Elements of consent
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- basic despcription
- length of participation
- may quit whenever
- confidentiality
- contact info
- able to obtain results
- signature
10
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APA code for animal research
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- justify the study
- care for animals
- minimize using animals for educational purposes
11
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Forms of scientific fraud
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Plagiarism and falsifying data
