Psychology - Human Ethical Guidelines - Flashcards in A Level and IB Psychology

1. Which of the following is false about participant's right to withdraw?

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Once the study is done, participants cannot withdraw their data.
Participants must be aware of their rights to withdraw from the study or withdraw their results.
Participants have the right to withdraw without any consequences at any point of the study.

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Researchers are not always accurately able to predict the risks of taking part in a study and in some cases a therapeutic debriefing may be necessary if participants have become disturbed during the research
Researchers must ensure that during the study the participants are under no risk of any kind of harm during the study.
The researcher must also ensure that if vulnerable groups are to be used (elderly, disabled, children, etc.), they must receive special care.
Participants must be protected from the psychological and physical harm during the study and it must be ensured that they leave the study in the same state as they entered the study.

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Deceit may sometimes be necessary to collect results with high validity.
If there was deceit in the study, participants must be fully informed during debrief.
Deceit should be avoided.

Length of time the subject is expected to participate.
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Person to contact for answers to questions or in the event of injury or emergency.
Benefits of the research to society and possibly to the individual human subject.

Participants, and the data gained from them doesn't have to be anonymous, unless participants make a request.
Researchers have no legal obligation to disclose criminal acts and have to determine which is the most important consideration: their duty to the participant vs. duty to the wider community.
No names must be used in research report.
Ultimately, decisions to disclose information will have to be set in the context of the aims of the research.