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WorksheetsBPS Ethical Guidelines
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is informed consent in research?
Informed consent is not necessary in research
Informed consent in research involves providing participants with all relevant information about the study and ensuring they voluntarily agree to participate.
Informed consent can be obtained after the study is completed
Informed consent only involves signing a form
What are the BPS Guidelines for Psychological Research?
Guidelines for conducting research on animals
Principles for data analysis in psychological research
Ethical standards for clinical practice
Ethical principles and guidelines for conducting research involving human participants.
Which of the following is the ethical guidelines we follow for animal research?
BPS Ethical Guidelines 2015
Home Office Ethical Guidelines 2012
BPS Ethical Guidelines 2012
Russel & Burch Ethical Guidelines 2011
Why is informed consent important in psychological research?
Informed consent is not necessary in psychological research
Ethical standards are not relevant in psychological research
Participants should not be informed about the research purpose
Informed consent is crucial in psychological research to protect participants and uphold ethical standards.
What are the key principles of ethical research according to BPS Guidelines?
Informed consent, voluntary participation, confidentiality, protection from harm, debriefing
Mandatory participation, public disclosure, minimal risk, compensation
What are the consequences of not following ethical guidelines in research?
Improved participant well-being, enhanced researcher reputation, increased collaboration opportunities
Harm to participants, loss of credibility, legal issues, damage to reputation
Increase in funding, faster research progress, more publications
Decrease in research bias, more accurate results, better research outcomes
How can researchers ensure participants understand the research process? (multiple answers)
Avoid answering participant questions
Provide clear explanations
Use complex jargon and technical terms
Use simple language.
How do the BPS Guidelines for Psychological Research protect the rights of participants?
By ensuring informed consent, maintaining confidentiality, avoiding deception, providing debriefing, and protecting vulnerable populations.
By allowing participants to choose their own research topics
By providing financial compensation to participants
By conducting research without obtaining consent
All research using animals requires a licence from the Home Office
True
False
The licence from the Home Office should be for which of the following?
Individuals, Experiment, Animals
Premises, Individuals, Project
Animals, Premises, Lab Setting
Project, Researcher, Premises
What are the 3 R's developed by Russell and Burch, 1959?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Replace, Reuse, Refine
Replace, Reduce, Refine
Reduce, Retest, Refine
Which of the following does the Bateson Decision Making Cube account for? (multiple answers)
Degree of animal suffering
Reducing the number of animals used to a minimum
Attaining a home office licence for the premises
Quality of the research
Benefits of the findings
Which is the key act that governs the use of animals in scientific research?
Scientific Procedures Act For Animals (1975)
BPS Guidelines for Psychologists Working with Animals (2012)
Home Office Regulations Act (2015)
Scientific Procedures Act (1986)
Laboratory animals must be procured from what type of suppliers?
Animals of all breeds suppliers
Suppliers that come directly from the zoo
High Quality Suppliers in compliance with Home Office standards
Suppliers in compliance with National standards
