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topic 27 - Ethical Issues
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- 1what are the 6 ethical issues?-deception
-consent
-protection from harm
-privacy
-withdraw
-confidentiality - 2what is a problem with informed consent?can reduce meaningfulness of research as they may guess the aim and so affect their behaviour
- 3what is a problem with deception?may be necessary to the study as knowing true aims may affect their behaviour
- 4what is a problem with protection from harm?may not be possible to estimate harm before a study however study should be stopped as soon as harm is apparent
- 5what is one problem with privacy?some behaviour in public is still private. e.g. in a public toilet or confiding in a friend in a restaurant
- 6what techniques are used to deal with these issues?-debriefing
-providing informed consent (parents do in child's case)
-right to withhold data
-right to withdraw
-anonymity - 7what is one problem with ethical guidelines?may discourage researchers from thinking about ethical issues for themselves. They may assume as long as they are obeying guidelines, what they do is acceptable
- 8what is a problem with debriefing?may not remove the anxiety or distress. participant may still have psychological harm
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- A-Level Psychology A2 (RESEARCH METHODS) Flashcards on topic 27 - Ethical Issues, created by Charlotte Hewson on 30/04/2015.
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