ethics Flashcards
What does the BPS stand for?
British Psychological Society
Who are the BPS?
- Representative body for psychology in the UK
- Promotes excellence and ethical practice in science, education and practical applications of the discipline
What are the 6 ethical guidelines?
- Confidentiality
- Deception
- Consent
- Debrief
- Right to withdraw
- Protection of ptps
What does informed consent mean?
Participants should make an informed judgement whether to take part
How can too much information affect a participants behaviour?
Demand characteristics
What other forms of consent are there?
Presumptive
Prior general
Retrospective
What does it mean by presumptive consent?
Ask a similar group
What does it mean by prior general consent?
Agree to be deceived
What does it mean by retrospective consent?
Get consent after study
What does deception mean?
Deliberately misleading or holding information so consent is not formed
What should you do at the end of a study to resolve deception?
Debrief
What should be in a debrief?
True aim of experiment
Details not give prior to study
What their data will be used for
The right to withdraw
Confidentiality
Thank you
Contact - email
What is protection from harm?
Participants should be at no more risk that they would be in everyday life
How can you resolve any problems to do with protection from harm?
Give right to withdraw
reassured behaviour was normal during debrief
Provide counselling if the participants have been effected by study
What is confidentiality/privacy?
The right to control information about ourselves
If invaded, it should be respected
