Ethics Flashcards
1
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What are ethical guidelines?
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- Ethics can be defined as ‘the consideration of what is acceptable or right behaviour in the pursuit of a personal or scientific goal’ (Caldwell, 2000)
2
Q
What are the different concepts used when considering ethics?
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- Informed consent
- deception
- right to withdraw
- confidentiality
- debriefing
3
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What is informed consent?
A
- Knowing aims and giving your permission to take part in the study.
4
Q
What is deception?
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- Deliberately misleading or withholding information.
5
Q
What is right to withdraw?
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- Being able to leave the study/experiment when desired.
6
Q
What is confidentiality?
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- Details should be kept private.
- Protection of ppts -> no more harm than daily life (Glass and Singer, 1972).
7
Q
What is debriefing?
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- Returning the ppt to the state they were in before the research.
