week 4 Flashcards
What is sample
the participants we test
Where should our sample come from
Population of intrest
What is the size of sample called
sample size
What is systematic sampling
every nth person
What is stratified sampling
subdivide into groups then take a sample from those group
What is convenience sampling
available volunteers
What is snowball sampling
involves participants recruiting other participants
What is most participants from convenience sampling
Western
Educated
Industrialised
Rich
Democratic societies
How is recruitment of participants done
adverts
How and what can recruiting do
Can use use incentives to attract people to do the study however this can attract people not taking it seriously
Where we advertise can effect our participants
BPS code of human research ethics
Respect for the autonomy, privacy and dignity of individuals and communities
scientific integrity
social responsibility
Maximising benefit and minimising harm
What is Respect for the autonomy, privacy and dignity of individuals and communities
Importance of explaining nature of the research, keep anonymity and avoiding prejudice
What is scientific integrity
Research should be designed , reviewed and conducted with highest quality, integrity and contribution
What is social responsibility
Alert to the possible consequences of unexpected and predicted outcomes
What is Maximising benefit and minimising harm
Harm to research participants must be avoided. No risk should be higher then normal life
BPS code of ethic and conduct
respect
competence
responsibility
integrity
What is respect
value the dignity and worth of all people, with the sensitivity to the dynamic of perceived authority
What is competence
Continuing development of work with high standards
What is responsibility
value their responsibilities to the general public avoiding of harm and prevention of misuse of their contribution
What is integrity
value honesty and fairness in their interactions with all people and seek to promote integrity in all facets of scientific and professional endeavours
What is key ethical requirements
Safeguarding participants
Informed consent
Anonymity and confidentiality
Deception
Debriefing and rewards
Right to withdraw
What is Safeguarding participant
Is the responsibility of the researchers to ensure no harm comes to participants as a result of taking part in research
Informed consent
potential participants need to be fully informed about what participation will involve before agreeing to take part
Passive consent- requires participants to sign and return a form if they refuse to participate research
Active consent- requires participants to sign and return a form if they consent to participate
What is Anonymity and confidentiality
Assign participant code names. All personal information must be stored and stored securely
What is deception
Intentional deception of participant is unethical. One allowed when there is no other alternative, participants are informed of deception as soon as is feasible, it is considered participants will not react badly to deception
What is the right to withdraw
Every participant has the right to withdraw at any point during the research without penalty or explanation
Participants my request that their data be removed from the study
What is experimenter bias
behaviour that prevents a fair test of the hypothesis
What is blinding or masking
Minimising the extent to which participants can guess the aims is know as making a study ‘blind’
What is a double blind study
study is when both the experimenter and the participant do not know the aims
How can we improve data quality
rest periods
Short, different task
Change in sensory input
How do we stay organised
following protocol
time and technical consideration
importance of record keeping
what is awareness of test data conditions
being aware of unpredicted factor that may occur
What is pro of online research
has big potential reach for some questions and design’s
cons of online experiments
Limited control over research environment and potential distractions
