ethical issues

Question 1

all ethical issues

Answer 1

• debrief
  informed consent
  confidentiality
  deception
  withdrawal
  protection of harm

Question 2

debrief

Answer 2

• reveleant parts of study explained to ppts before and after

addressed =
debrief containing info of study e.g aim etc

Question 3

informed consent

Answer 3

ppts must know the aim and risks before agreeing to take part

issue - demand characteristics if too much is revealed

addressed =
prior general consent -
parental consent for under 16s

retrospective consent - ppts give consent after the study

Question 4

confidentiality

Answer 4

• ppt data kept private and anonymous unless agreed otherwise

addressed -
use fake names

Question 5

deception

Answer 5

• withholding information from ppts

addressing = debriefing , ppts told the true aim after study,
- withdraw their data from study if unhappy

Question 6

withdrawal

Answer 6

• made aware that they can withdraw from study at any time, w/o giving any reason

address-
make clear that they’re allowed to leave at any time and get rid of their data

Question 7

protection

Answer 7

• responsibility to protect appts from any psychological and physcical harm during study

addressed =
do a test run of study first to see any potential harm