Ethical guidelines

Human participants

includes informed consent, voluntary participation, debriefing, and confidentiality

Animal rights

use of animals when there is no alternative and when they believe the benefit outweighs the harm

Clients

ensuring participant confidentiality and ethical use of data

Informed consent

giving potential participants enough information about a study to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate

Confidentiality

the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to unauthorized individuals

Right to Withdraw Consent

participants' right to terminate their participation in research at any time without negative consequences or loss of benefits

Avoiding harm

a moral intuition to avoid behaviors that cause harm to others