Ethics

What does PCDRIP stand for?

Privacy

Confidential

Deception

Right to withdraw

Informed Consent

Protection from Harm

What is privacy?

A persons right to control the flow of information (views, beliefs, opinions) about themselves

What is confidentiality?

Communicant of personal information from one person to another- trust that information will be protected

What is deception?

Participants aren’t aware of true aims of the study and can’t give informed consent

What is Right to Withdraw?

Participants aren’t aware of the true aims of the study at any time. So are able to remove their data once study is over.

What is Informed Consent?

Participants are given comprehensive information regarding the experiment so they can make an informed decision on whether to participate

What is Protection from Harm?

Participants should not experience negative physical or psychological effects beyond what would be normal in day to day life

Guidance of Ethical Considerations

Limitations of Ethical Considerations

What is the risk to participants values beliefs relationships, status or privacy

This ethical issue requires psychologists to not JUST consider the research participant as part of a research study, but to make a broader consideration of impact research may have on the participant.

Researchers have to make provision ensure research doesn’t affect participants opinions and no damage to their associations with other people. Position in an organisation or society not jeopardised by participating

Consideration of working with vulnerable individuals (including children)

Includes children under age of 16, people with learning or communication difficulties patients in care people in custody on probation and people engaged in illegal activities.

Valid consent needs to be obtained from person legally responsible for the individual . As these people are considered vulnerable & may not be able to fully understand reason for research and so can’t give “informed” consent to participate

What is the rules for working with animals?

Act out in place 1986

“General obligation to avoid or at least least minimise discomfort to living animals”

Researchers asked to consider alternatives to using animals such as computer simulations,

If animals need to be used- strict recommendations on species type, care requirements that need to be met by the researcher

What happens if bps guidelines aren’t followed

Restrict, suspend or terminate members eligibility to undertake activities on behalf of the society

This lowers the credibility of someone’s research