VCE PSY U3/4: Ethics

____ refer to the broad moral guiding principles that psychologists and researchers should consider, whereas ____ are the rights research participants have and a researcher must ensure are met.

Which of the following best fills in the blanks?

• Ethical concepts, ethical guidelines.

• Ethical guidelines, ethical concepts.

Which of the following are examples of ethical concepts? (Select all that apply)

• Justice.

• Respect.

• Confidentiality.

• Legal factors.

• Beneficence.

Which of the following are examples of ethical guidelines? (Select all that apply)

• Integrity.

• Withdrawal rights.

• Debriefing.

• Justice.

• Voluntary participation.

Sociocultural, economic, legal, and political factors all have an influence on the ethics of a situation.

• True

• False

Which of the following sentences is most correct?

• Withdrawal rights refer to the right of participants to be able to discontinue their involvement in an

  experiment at any time during or after the conclusion of an experiment, without penalty.

• Withdrawal rights refer to the ability of participants to be able to discontinue their involvement in an

  experiment at any time of a study, without penalty.

Which of the following is an ethical guideline that must be followed before the beginning of a study?

• Debriefing.

• Informed consent.

• Withdrawal rights.

• Confidentiality.

Debriefing must be conducted

• at the end of every study.

• only when deception is used.

• only when participants request it.

• when an error has occurred.

Anonymising participants’ data is an example of

• debriefing.

• withdrawal rights.

• confidentiality.

• deception.

Gillian is conducting research on the effects of study on the sleep patterns of adolescents. She recruits 20 16-year-old students from a local secondary school.
Before commencing this experiment, Gillian is ethically required to collect informed consent from

• the adolescents.

• a parent/legal guardian.

• the adolescents and their teachers.

• the adolescents and their parent/legal guardian.

Which of the following is NOT an ethical guideline for experimentation established by the APA?

• Participation must be voluntary and subjects can stop participating at any time

• Personal information must be kept confidential

• The subject must be informed of potential risks

• Animals should be used in experimentation instead of humans when possible