Ethical Issues

Question 1

Explain ethical issues?

Answer 1

When a conflict exists between the rights of participants and the aims of the research

Question 2

What are the 4 main things to consider?

Answer 2

-informed consent (getting permission)
- deception (misleading )
-protection from harm
-privacy and confidentiality

Question 3

What are the 3 main forms of informed consent?

Answer 3

Presumption - ask a similar group
Prior general - agree to be deceived
Retrospective - get consent after the study

Question 4

How would deception be solved?

Answer 4

At the end of the study ps should be given a debrief discussing :
-True aims of study
-Details not given during study
-What there data will be used for
-Their right to withhold data

Question 5

What’s the key scale when looking at protection from harm?

Answer 5

Ps should be at no more risk than they would in everyday life

Question 6

What are the 3 things a researcher should do to help protection from harm?

Answer 6

• ensure the right to withdraw is available throughout
  -reassured their behaviour is normal and typical
• provide counselling if ps have been distressed

Question 7

3 things a researcher can do to protect privacy and confidentiality?

Answer 7

-personal details must be protected or not recorded
-refer to ps using numbers initials or false names
- personal data can’t be shared with other researchers