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1
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What are the ethics criteria

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Informed consent, deception, the right withdraw, protection from psychological of physical harm, confidentiality, privacy

2
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Discuss informed consent from both the researcher and participant’s point of view

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Researcher – must give away the aims

Participant – basic human right based on knowing what is involved

3
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Discussed deception from both the researcher and participant’s point of view

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Researcher – acceptable when information withheld, less acceptable if dishonest
Participant – prevents informed consent, made distrust psychologists in the future

4
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Discuss the right to withdraw from both the researcher and participant point of view

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Researcher – BIOSes the sample

Participant – compensate for situations involving deception

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Discuss protection from psychological and physical harm from both the researcher and participant’s point of view

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Researcher – difficult to guarantee because unpredictable

Participant – risks should be no greater than every day life

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Discuss confidentiality from both the researcher and participant’s point of view

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Researcher – publication of findings may reveal identity even if anonymous
Participant – a legal right

7
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Discuss privacy from both the researcher and participant’s point of view

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Researcher – how to protect when participants studied without their awareness
Participant – even in a public place people may not wish to be observed

8
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What are the strategies when dealing with ethical issues

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Ethical guidelines
Cost benefit analysis
Ethics committees
Punishment

9
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Evaluate ethical guidelines

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Close of discussion and absolve researcher of responsibility

10
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Evaluate the cost benefit approach

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Just create new dilemmas

11
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Evaluate informed consent

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Participants may not understand what is actually involved

12
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Evaluate presumptive consent

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Hypothetical agreement is different from real agreement

13
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Evaluate debriefing

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Can’t turn the clock back; the harm is done

14
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Evaluate the right to withdraw

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Participants may feel they can’t

15
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Evaluate protection from harm

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May only be apparent with hindsight

16
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Evaluate confidentiality

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People may work out identity

17
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Evaluate privacy

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Lack of universal agreement about what counts as public