Year 10 Psychology Ethics Recap

Match the following ethical GUIDELINES

• Lie for the study

• Use of Deception

• Leave anytime

• Withdrawal Rights

• Agree with knowledge

• Confidentiality

• Choose freely

• Voluntary Participation

• Keep info private

• Informed Consent

Define SUBJECTIVE data

Which of the follow is an ethical VALUE/PRINCIPLE

• Beneficence

• Debriefing

• Confidentiality

• Withdrawal Rights

Debriefing happens after a study, where researchers explain what the study was about, the results, and any (a)   used.

Define the 'No Harm' ethical VALUE/PRINCIPLE and its importance

Before starting a study, researchers must get participants' ​ (a)   by explaining the study and its risks.
Researchers must maintain ​ (b)   by keeping participants' information private.

Participation in the study must be ​ ​ (c)   , with no pressure or force on participants to take part.

• informed consent
• confidentiality
• voluntary
• permission
• openness
• mandatory

OBJECTIVE data refers to...

• Personal feelings

• Professional opinions

• Facts and evidence

• A populations unanimous opinion

~SAC STYLE QUESTION~

Explain why ethical guidelines are important in psychological research. Provide two specific reasons why researchers must follow these guidelines (3 marks)
HINT: (1 Mark) - List reason 1, (1 Mark) - List reason 2, (1 Mark) - Explain why these reasons are important

Identify whether the following prompts are examples of subjective or objective data

• Subjective

• College students reported the number of hours they studied per week.

• Objective

• Researchers measured the heart rate of students watching a horror movie.

• Subjective

• Researchers measures the number of hours children watched television per week.

• Objective

• Participants reported how often they watched television per week.