Ethical Guidelines in Psychology

According to the ethical guidelines set by the American Psychological Association  (APA), which of the following is true of psychological research in which animals are used as subjects?

• It must not involve the use of surgical  procedures.
• It is no longer permitted  by the APA without special authorization.  
• It should conform to all APA ethical guidelines for animal research
• It may not be conducted by psychologists who do not have a license

Confidentiality.

Voluntary participation.

Withdrawal rights.

Informed consent procedures.

Deception.

Debriefing

All these are part of

• replication

• morals

• competnecy

• ethics

What is an ethical consideration?

• making sure you research does not cause harm or offence

• when people are different colours

• making sure your research causes harm or offence

• when you are polite to people

What is informed consent?

• when people involved in your research are told

• when people involved in your research are not told

• when people involved in your research are paid

• when people involved in your research are not paid

What is anonymity?

• Not telling someone you are researching them

• Keeping someone’s identity secret.

• Not putting your name on your research

• Telling all of the names

What is confidentiality?

• Not putting someones name on their research

• need for researchers to tell people that they are being studied

• Need for researchers not to publish personal details of respondents

• To only research people that you know

When written informed consent is obtained, participants must be told________of the experiment

• The aim and hypothesis

• The method and pay rate

• The nature and purpose

• Method and outcome

Does a reason have to be given to withdraw from a study?

• Yes

• No

Obtaining informed consent means the research must make sure to provide participants with:

• General overview of the study purpose and risks

• Information about the study methods and design

• Reports include the study results and conclusions

• The choice of being in the control or intervention group

I carry out research on chemical weapons. I test some chemicals on people. It burns their skin and leaves permanent scarring. Which ethical research rule have I not respected?

• informed consent

• cause no harm

• right to withdraw

• confidentiality

• deceptive practices