Dealing With Ethical Issues

Question 1

Debriefing

Answer 1

• fully inform the participants about the nature and aim of the research

Question 2

Role play

Answer 2

-pretending to be something instead of real behaviour

Question 3

Alternatives

Answer 3

Presumptive consent- researchers ask people who are similar how they would feel about the experiment
Prior general consent- telling participant about ethical issues before the study is carried out
Retrospective consent- asking participants after the study is complete if their data can be used

Question 4

Following the guidelines

Answer 4

Follow ethical guidelines set out by BPS

Question 5

Ethical committees

Answer 5

People Analyse ethical issues in research

Question 6

What are single and double blind trials

Answer 6

Single blind - participant doesn’t know aims of the experiment
Double blind - researcher and participant don’t know aims
This reduces demand characteristics and stops the researcher from influencing behaviour