1. Ethics in Psychology Research.
CCGS 2015 Psychology.
Year 11.

2. Nazi Germany- Human Experiments.
Photographs…. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PHOTOS? WHY DO WE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
Freezing.
TB.
Gas.
Transplants.

3. Ethics in Psychological Research.
participants’ rights
privacy and confidentiality
voluntary participation
withdrawal rights
informed consent procedures
deception in research

4. Participants Rights. Privacy and confidentiality
Protection from intrusion in the collection, storage and sharing of personal information.
Anonymity assists this, by not disclosing names
Cconfidentiality is a right to privacy in terms of access, storage and disposal of information related to the research
Results can’t be disclosed unless written consent has been obtained (if under 18 parent/guardian provides this consent)
Confidential – locked cupboard/filing cabinet, shedding, no names in results.

5. Participants Rights. 3. Voluntary Participation
Must decide to participate on their own free will
There can be no coercion or bribery to participate or negative consequences if they don’t

6. Participants Rights. 4. Withdrawal rights
Must be disclosed during the process of obtaining informed consent
Entitled to withdraw at any time without consequence or pressure

7. Informed Consent Procedures
Fully inform of the nature of the research and obtain written consent to participate
Parents or guardians must give it if child is under 18
All possible risks and stress must be outlined
Participants must not be psychologically vulnerable
Where it is inappropriate to gain consent from participants they must get it from an ethics committee

8. Deception
Withholding information from the participant about a study’s true purpose, before the experiment begins.
Used when giving participants information about the experiment beforehand might influence their behaviour/accuracy of results.
After the experiment is complete, experimenters must debrief the participants and explain the true purpose for the study to ensure the participants do not suffer any psychological or physical stress.

9. Deception – Milgram Experiment

10. Stanford Prison Experiment.
Problems?
what have we learnt from the experiment?
Are these findings valid?
We will be retouching again, today just ethics.