IB HL Psychology - Ethical Considerations

Flashcards for IB Psychology HL Paper 3 - Ethical Considerations

The terms for ethical considerations

Informed consent

Debrief

Deception

Protection from undue stress or harm

Right to withdraw

Confidentiality

Objective Approach

Humanistic Approach

Treatment

Methodology

Deception

Reflexivity

What is Informed Consent

You must obtain this term from participants before they can participate in the experiment

What is Debrief

After the study, you must use this term for the participants of the study and the results

What is Deception

You can use this term to eliminate demand characteristics, however, you must debrief participants afterward

What is Protection from undue stress or harm

Ensure that participants are in the same state as they came in when they leave

What is Right to withdraw

participants have the Term from the experiment or withdraw their results

What is confidentiality

participants identity must be kept secret to ensure no harm

Objective Approach

This approach argues that psychologists should be objective

Humanistic Approach

Promote the ethical use of psychological knowledge and research

Treatment

Unjust treatment, can be publishing an idea that leads to prejudice etc

Methodology

Findings are likely to be seen as facts and policies may be based on them. Limitations of the studies should be explicitly communicated.

Deception

It is important that findings are stated precisely and cautiously to avoid misunderstandings or misinterpretations of the research.

Reflexivity

Researchers should be aware of how their findings may be used by others.