Research Methods - created from Mind Map

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Ethics

Types of Experiments

Informed Consent

Deception

Protection from Harm

Privacy and Confidentiality

Involves making participants aware of the aims of the research, the procedures and their rights(E.g: to withdrw at any moment during the investigation.

From researchers point of view, informed consent would be meaningless as the participants behavior will not be natural as they know the aims of the investigation.

if the participant agrees, if the participant is under the age of 16, parent consent is needed with a signature.

Deliberately misleading or withholding information from participantsat any stange of the investigation.

Should not be placed in any psychological or physical harm. They should not be placed in any more risk than they would in their daily lives.

Participants have the right to control the information about themselves. If this is invaded then confidentially should be protected. The right to privacy extends to the area in which the investigation took place, they are not named, e.g. institutions.

Researchers use numbers or initials when writing up the investigation when mentioning the participants. Through briefing and debriefing, participants are reminded that their information and data are kept private.

Laboratory Experiment