Ethics

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A level Psychology (Issues and Debates) Flashcards on Ethics, created by Chanelle Titchener on 01/10/2018.
Chanelle Titchener
Flashcards by Chanelle Titchener, updated more than 1 year ago
Chanelle Titchener
Created by Chanelle Titchener over 5 years ago
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Ethical guidelines and Social research Involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval Conforming to accepted professional standards of conduct
CONSENT Participants should give informed consent In studies of children, informed parental consent should be given Payment should not be used to induce risk-taking behaviour Special safeguarding practices are necessary
DECEPTION Intentional deception should be avoided There must be a strong medical or scientific justification Appropriate consultation with ethics committees should the investigation contain deception
CONFIDENTIALITY The source of information should remain confidential Data Protection Act should be adhered to If confidentiality cannot be guaranteed the subject should be informed
DEBRIEFING Participants should be fully debriefed Experience should be discussed to assess any negative effects Debriefing should be in the form of active investigation before leaving the research setting
WITHDRAWAL Subjects should be aware that they can withdraw from the experiment at any time Maybe done retrospectively by refusing permission to use their data
PROTECTION FROM HARM Participants should be protected from any form of harm, physical or mental Participants should be asked of any factors which may create a risk Any risk should be no more than expected in the course of normal daily lifestyle There should be the opportunity to contact the investigator at a later date to discuss distress
Animal rights Utilitarian view = whatever produces the greater good for the great number is ethically acceptable Regan (1984) = under no circumstance is animal testing ethical
Animal Ethics Russel and Birch (1959) 3 R's 1 - Reduction = Using fewer animals 2 - Replacement = Using alternative species if possible 3 - Refinement = Using improved techniques to reduce stress
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