Ethical issues and ways of dealing with them

What are Ethics in Psychology

• The standards of behaviour, behaving with due respect for the humans or animals that you are studying

• A way we observe a person's behaviour

• A person's moral compass

• The way we treat others

What are the four major ethical issues in psychology?

• permission, deception, privacy and protection

• informed consent, deception, privacy and protection

• informed consent, deception, protection from harm, privacy and confidentiality

• permission, confidentiality, withdrawing and privacy

The ......... instructs psychologists in the UK about what behaviour is and isn't acceptable when dealing with participants.

At the end of a study, participants should not be fully debriefed.

• True

• False

What are the four major principles of the BPS code of ethics?

• respect, competence, responsibility and integrity

• respect, compromise, responsibility and integrity

• reward, competence, responsibility and honesty

• reward, competence, patience and integrity

Name a study where there was no protection from harm

• Milgram's Obedience Study

• Zimbardo's Prison Experiment

• Asch's Conformity Experiment

• Pavlov's Dog Study

Participants should be issued with a consent letter or form before they take part in the study

• True

• False

What are the three alternative ways to get consent?

• Presumptive Consent

• Retrospective Consent

• Conformed Consent

• Prior general Consent

Which law gives us the ability to withhold data?

• The Protection Act

• The Information Act

• The Privacy Act

• The Data Protection Act

In a case study psychologists use ...... when describing an individual/individuals involved in the study.