PRACTICAL RESEARCH 11 - Research Ethics

Ethics

standard of conduct that distinguishes right from wrong, acceptable & unacceptable behaviors

Belmont report

ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research

Respect for persons

research participants should be treated as autonomous, and people with diminished autonomy should be protected

Autonomous

a person who can make his/her own decisions about what to do and what to agree to

Beneficence

doing no harm and researchers have a moral duty to promote the course of action that they believe is in the best interests of the participants, respondants, and subjects

Justice

being fair, no bias and never include people that are vulnerable and less able to decline

Voluntary Participation and Harmlessness

subjects must be aware that their participation is voluntary, that they have the freedom to withdraw from without consequence, and they are not harmed as a result of their participation or non-participation

Informed consent

research participants choose whether they wish to participate

Free from risk of harm

participants should never be put at risk of either or both physical and psychological harm in relation to their participation in research.

Confidentiality

sources of information should be kept incognito. this means that they are not divulged outside the research term and their identity remains a secret

Anonymity

this is a condition in which the identity of individual subjects is not known to researchers

Deception

occurs when researchers represent their work as something other than what it is

Vulnerability

refers to an incapacity to protect one's own interests and lack of capability to give informed consent, obtaining medical care or other expensive necessities

Privacy/autonomy

participants have a right to limit access to information about themselves

Veracity

the avoidance of deception where researchers ought to tell the truth and keep promises

Ethical principles of research

It is the guideline for the responsible conduct of research