These are small-scale trial runs of an experiment or study
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what is the purpose of a pilot study?
to check that procedures, materials etc work and allow the researcher to make any necessary changes or modification before the 'official' study
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give an example of some issues pilot studies may highlight
- instance the validity of measure
- whether a procedure is effective
- are the instructions too complicated for participants to understand
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what does the BPS stand for?
The British Psychological Society
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what do the BPS do?
issue ethical guidelines which researchers must adhere to
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what happens if these guidelines are not followed?
they may lose their job and the ability to practise as a psychologist
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how are these guideleines implemented?
ethics committees in research institutions
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what approach is used to decide if a research proposal is ethically acceptable?
cost-benefit approach
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what is informed consent?
Making participants aware of the aims, procedure, their rights within a study and what their data will be used for so that they can agree to take part in the full knowledge of what the research is about and what they are letting themselves in for
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what is deception?
- Deliberately lying to or misleading the participants
- If deception has occurred, participants cannot give informed consent
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what is protection from harm?
Participants should be protected from physical or psychological harm in a study. The risk of harm should be no greater than in everyday life
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what is presumptive consent?
getting a group of people similar to the participants to say if they would consent to take part in the study- if they say yes, it can be presumed the participants would also have agreed
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what is prior general consent?
participants give ‘general permission’ to take part in a number of studies, some involving deception
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what is an issue with informed consent?
it arguably renders the study meaningless as the participants behaviour may no longer be natural because they know the aims of the study
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what is retrospective consent?
- participants give full informed consent via a debrief at the end of the study
- they can ask to withdraw their results
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why is deception sometimes a 'necessary evil'?
it may be necessary in some cases for an experiment to work
for example, not telling the participant that other people in the study are confederates
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how can you deal with deception?
- the deception should never cause the participants undue stressho
- Participants should be fully debriefed, where the aims of the study, deceptions, and reasons for any deception are revealed
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what is an example of protection from harm in application?
- right to withdraw
- offered counselling if appropriate
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how is privacy and confidentiality dealt with?
- Participants can be referred to by number or initials rather than their name
- personal information will be kept confidential.
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what is the purpose of a pilot study?
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to check that procedures, materials etc work and allow the researcher to make any necessary changes or modification before the 'official' study
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give an example of some issues pilot studies may highlight
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