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ethical issues - Coggle Diagram
ethical issues
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informed consent
In practice, this means it is not sufficient to simply get potential participants to say “Yes”. In other words, the psychologist should, so far as is practicable explain what is involved in advance and obtain the informed consent of participants. if the child is under 16 they need to get parent or guardians for example a teache.
withdrawal
Participants should be able to leave a study at any time if they feel uncomfortable. They should also be allowed to withdraw their data. They should be told at the start of the study that they have the right to withdraw.
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confidentiality
Participants, and the data gained from them must be kept anonymous unless they give their full consent. No names must be used in a lab report.
how do psychologists deal with these issues? 1) consent-> presumptive consent ask a similar group of people if they would agree to take part. if they do, you have consent for the entire group within the population.
consent form - sign - hand out at beginning of study -> purpose, possible risks, procedure involved, benefits of the research to society, how long - how much time is needed details of someone to contact incase they have question, inform of right to withdraw.
cost benefits analysis
It is difficult to predict both costs and benefits before conducting a study and after a study. It can also be said to legitimise unethical practices as it suggests deception and harm are acceptable in many situations provided the benefits are high enough. It means the cost benefit approach solves little because you are simply exchanging one set of dilemmas for another.
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