Ethical Principles

Beneficence and Nonmaleficence

Protection of the research participant is more important than the pursuit of new knowledge

Fidelity and Responsibility

A researcher’s obligation to say something when they believe that participants are not being treated fairly

Integrity

A research makes every effort to promote accuracy and honesty when reporting research results

Justice

Researchers should not exclude ant group from participation for reasons that are unrelated to the study

Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity

The capacity and rights of all individuals to make their own decisions

Internal Validity

How certain you are that the treatment alone caused the result, with no outside mistakes or flaws in the study.

External Validity

How well the results of a laboratory study apply to the real world.

Reliability

Consistency

Validity

Accuracy