Human Participants in research within psychology
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- Created on: 01-12-12 11:58
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- Ethical issues using participants in research within Psychology
- 1. BPS's code of ethics and conduct
- Rights are protected throughout the study
- Guidelines Give advice on ethical issues and how to deal with them
- E.g. Respect , individual differences, aviod harm, consent
- Fully Informed Consent
- Ideally for participants to take part , they should give their consent
- Without influence or coercion
- Consent normally achieved but participants are always fully informed
- Leads to
- Deception
- Active e.g. Milgram (Lied about the shocks being real and aim and Mr wallace = really a conderate)
- Withholding or misleading infomation
- Passive e.g. Asch (not telling real p's that the other p's were really confederates)
- Deception
- Leads to
- Deception
- Active e.g. Milgram (Lied about the shocks being real and aim and Mr wallace = really a conderate)
- Withholding or misleading infomation
- Passive e.g. Asch (not telling real p's that the other p's were really confederates)
- Protection from harm
- Contary to the BPS
- Psychological and Physical
- Many studies been critised e.g. Gibson and Walk, Milgram etc
- Some imposed high levels of harm then others.
- Some studies Defend the harm e.g. only short term, p's glad they took part, benefit to society greater than harm
- Conclusion
- But not legally binding= down to of the researcher
- This highlights importance of guidelines
- 1. BPS's code of ethics and conduct
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