Ethical Issues in Psychological Research
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- Created on: 18-02-15 21:09
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- Ethics
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Deception
- Misleading or withholding information from participants
- BPS: deception should be avoided wherever possible and only be used when it's scientifically justified (where the study would be meaningless otherwise).
- BPS: It shouldn't be used if the participant is likely to be unhappy when they discover the study's true nature.
- Misleading or withholding information from participants
- Informed Consent
- Agreeing to participate in a study
- BPS: Participants should be given all the info they need to decide whether to participate in research and should not be pressured.
- BPS: For children, informed consent should be obtained from parents or guardians.
- Agreeing to participate in a study
- Psychological harm
- Any negative emotion (eg. stress, distress, embarrassment)
- BPS: Researchers have a responsibilty to protect participants from physical and psychological harm during the study. Any risk of harm should be no greater than what the participant might experience in their normal life.
- Any negative emotion (eg. stress, distress, embarrassment)
- Confidentiality
- Participants should feel safe that any sensitive info, results or behaviour revealed through research won't be discussed with others.
- Info obtained during a study should remain confidential unless participant agrees it can be shared with others
- Study's report shouldn't reveal info or data identifiable to an individual - anonymous
- Animal Rights
- Ethically wrong to inflict harm and suffering on animals
- Some animal research has provided valuable info
- Animals have a similar intelligence to humans
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