Ethical Standards Slides

Why do we need Ethics in Psychology?

• Without Ethics, Psychologists would get up to all sorts of naughty things!
• That's your mind, not mine.
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BPS Principles

• A bit hard to remember, but remember anyway...
• Some BPS Principles: Respect, scientific value, social responsibility, maximising benefit and minimising harm
• Other BPS Principles: Risk, consent, confidentiality, giving advice, deception, debriefing

Belmont Report Ethical Standards

• •Respect for people, including
• –informed consent
• –voluntary participation
• –no/minimal deception
• –anonymised data
• –confidentiality.
• •Beneficence
• –participant welfare: beneficial, not harmful.
• •Justice
• –fair selection of participants (non-exploitative).