AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND ETHICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A major ethical concern that involves confidentiality and knowledge that are being studied
A
Informed consent
B
Privacy
C
Relative risk
D
Access to data
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Main principles of ethics, that is beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice, are discussed. Autonomy is the basis for informed consent, truth-telling, and confidentiality.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ethical duty of confidentiality includes obligations to protect information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification, loss or theft. Fulfilling the ethical duty of confidentiality is essential to the trust relationship between researcher and participant, and to the integrity of the research project.

Detailed explanation-3: -Results: The major ethical issues in conducting research are: a) Informed consent, b) Beneficence-Do not harm c) Respect for anonymity and confidentiality d) Respect for privacy.

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