1. Ethics in Research

2. Informed Consent
Participants must be informed about nature of the study.
Need to know what will happen
Children need parental consent

3. Deception Should be avoided
Need a valid justification in order to decieve
Slight deception is ok if justified
Cannot cause harm

4. Protection of Participants
No physical or psychological harm
Avoid invasion of privacy in covert, observational unless justified

5. Debriefing Researchers must inform participants about results
Assurance that no harm was caused

6. Right to Withdraw
Participants have the right to withdraw at any moment.
Participants have the right to withdraw their data if not satisfied.

7. Confidentiality
Researchers must assure all data and participants are anonymous.

8. Ethics in Animal Research
Stress and Pain:
Take measures to minimize stress and pain
Consider alternatives:
Are there alternatives to animal research
Approval:
Must be approved by ethical committee
Researcher Competence:
Must have skills and experience working with animals

9. Questions to ask Did the researchers get informed consent?
Were the participants harmed?
Was the study justified?
Were there ethical guidelines when the study was conducted?
Were the results important and have they benefited humans?
Could the study have been conducted alternative ways?