Psychological Experimentation

Ethical guidelines are necessary to clarify ________________under which psychological research is ______________ (British Psychological Society, 1990. )

The fundamental ethical question in psychological research is `____ __________________ - a ____________ must be struck between the interests of the participants and the value of research.

Basically ethics is all about _____________ _________________________________________________________

CONSENT Participants should give ________________ consent. In studies involving children, informed ____________________should be obtained. _______________ should not be used to induce risk taking behaviour. Special __________________procedures are necessary with subjects with limitations in communication or understanding or where unable to give real consent.

DECEPTION. Intentional deception over the purpose of the investigation should be __________ _______________________________________ There must be strong _________ or ___________ justification for any deception.

CONFIDENTIALITY. The source of all information should remain confidential. If confidentiality cannot be guaranteed, the subject should be _________________.

DEBRIEFING Participants should be fully debriefed. Participants experience should be discussed to assess ____________________. Debriefing should be in the form of _______________________________________before leaving the research setting.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE INVESTIGATION. Subjects should be aware of the right to _______________________________________ This may be done retrospectively by _______________________________________ for their data to be used.

PROTECTION OF PARTICIPANTS. Participants should be protected from_________________________________________ Participants should be asked of any factors which may create risk; i.e. ___________________. Any risk should be no more than could be expected in the course of _____________________________________________. There should be the opportunity to contact the investigator at a later date if distress does occur.

OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH. Observation should be only carried out in places where people could expect to be observed ____________________, unless specific permission is obtained beforehand. Care should be taken about the ___________________________________

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