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Research Methods Flashcards

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What is the role of the BPS?

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  • To guide all members of the society in their day to day professional conduct
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What are the four primary ethical principles that the BPS focus on?

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  • Respect
  • Competence
  • Responsibility
  • Integrity
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What is cost-benefit analysis?

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  • A systematic approach to estimating the negatives and positives of any research
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What is informed consent?

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  • Whenever its possible investigators should inform the participants of the objectives of the study and get their consent to take part
  • Parental consent should be obtained for children under the age of 16, as well as consent from the participant (if old enough to understand)
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What are some ways of handling the issue of informed consent?

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  • Tell participants what they are getting involved with
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What is presumptive consent?

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  • Getting consent from people of a similar background to participants
  • If these people would be willing to participate then the actual participants also will be
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What are some weaknesses for presumptive consent?

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  • Not consent from the actual participants
  • Individual differences
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What is prior general consent?

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  • Participants agreeing to be deceived without knowing how or when this will occur
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What are some weaknesses about prior general consent?

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  • Participants know they will be deceived at some point in the future, therefore their behaviour may be affected
  • Demand characteristics
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What is retrospective consent?

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  • Asking participants to consent after they have already participated in the study
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What are some weaknesses of retroactive consent?

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  • They might not consent
  • Already completed the study
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What is the right to withdraw?

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  • Participants must be aware that they can withdraw from the study at any point, regardless of payment or inducement they have been offered
  • Must be aware they have the right to withdraw their data at any point in the future
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What is a way of handling the right to withdraw?

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  • If they ask to leave or withdraw their data, let them
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What is deception?

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  • Misleading participants should be avoided
  • However, in some cases deception is unavoidable
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What is a way of handling the issue of deception?

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  • Retrospective consent
  • Debrief
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What is protection from harm?

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  • Investigators have a responsibility to protect their participants from physical and psychological harm during the study
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What is a way of making sure participants have protection from harm?

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  • Procedures in place to prevent harm
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What is debriefing?

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  • All relevant details of the study should be explained to the participants
  • If deception has been used or informed consent has not been gained, debriefing is important
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Why is debriefing important?

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  • Participants must leave the study in the same state they entered
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How to handle debriefing?

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  • All participants should leave the study fully aware of what they participated in
  • Participants questions answered
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What is confidientality?

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  • Participants data is confidential and should not be disclosed to anyone unless discussed in advance
  • Anonymity is when participants never provide their name to the researcher
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What is a way of handling the issue of confidentality?

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  • Numbers/letters used when published
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What is competency of researchers and colleagues?

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  • Investigators share responsibility for the ethical treatment of participants
  • If a researcher thinks that a colleague may be conducting unethical research they must tell them
  • Researchers should be qualified and competent
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What is a way of handling the issue of competency?

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  • Following guidelines
  • Checking qualifications

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