Ethics Flashcards
What is Confidentiality?
Third parties should not be able to trace information back to individual participants. This is usually achieved through providing anonymity e.g. using participant numbers not names
What is Deception?
Deliberately misleading/falsely informing participants about the nature of research
Describe the Risk of Stress/Anxiety/Humiliation/Pain
Research could induce more than minimal pain through repetitive/prolonged testing. Invasive testing (e.g. administration of drugs/Vigorous physical exercise) would not usually be encountered in everyday life, thus is unethical
What is Valid Consent?
Includes giving participants enough information (in the form they can understand) so that they can make an informed choice about whether they wish to participate
Describe Working With Vulnerable Individuals (e.g. Children)
Children under the age of 16/those lacking in mental capacity, people engaged in illegal activities (e.g. drug use) would be categorized in this way
Describe Working With Animals
Research with non-human species is strictly controlled. Restrictions on type of animal/care/number of animals required etc. are all controlled by ethical guidelines and laws such as the Animals Acts (1986)
What are the Ways of Dealing with Ethical Issues/Managing the Risk Posed by Ethical Issues?
Methods such as ethical committees and guidelines
What are ethical Committees?
Provide a set of moral principals that guide research from its inception through to completion and publication of results
What Are Ethical Guidelines?
The board that is in place to ensure that proposed research meets the standards of the current ethical codes of conduct and guidelines
What is Debriefing?
A method which aims to ensure participants are aware of the true nature of the study (overcoming any deception). It should return the participants back to their original state
