Ethical Issues with Human Participants
- Created by: Callie Anna
- Created on: 25-03-14 16:51
View mindmap
- Ethical Issues with Human Participants
- 1. Informed Consent
- Full information may compromise the intergrity of the study BUT informed consent may cause issues of harm (should have declined
- Milgram (1963)
- 2. Deception
- Studies should only be conductued when circumstances excuse it. Lack of honesty --> unable to give informed consent
- Rosenhan (1973)
- 3. Right to Withdraw
- Various circumstances where participants feel like they cannot withdraw
- American Students recieve course credits for taking part (feel that withdrawl would ruin study)
- 4. Protection from Harm
- It isnt always possible to anticipate when participants will feel harm
- Milgram (1963) - distress not expected
- 5. Confidentiality and Privacy
- Difficult to establish what counts as 'private'
- Observational study in public place - some people may feel this is an invasion of privacy
- 1. Informed Consent
Comments
No comments have yet been made