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.