AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND ETHICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an ethical consideration?
A
making sure you research does not cause harm or offence
B
when people are different colours
C
making sure your research causes harm or offence
D
when you are polite to people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What are ethical considerations in research? Ethical considerations in research are a set of principles that guide your research designs and practices. These principles include voluntary participation, informed consent, anonymity, confidentiality, potential for harm, and results communication.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Hippocratic maxim “do no harm” has long been a fundamental principle of medical ethics. Claude Bernard extended it to the realm of research, saying that one should not injure one person regardless of the benefits that might come to others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ethical considerations are essentially about avoiding any harm to children and young people as a result of their participation in your organisation’s decision making.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four main principles of ethics: autonomy, beneficence, justice, and non-maleficence. Each patient has the right to make their own decisions based on their own beliefs and values.[4].

Detailed explanation-5: -For example, if a participant is at risk of harm, we must protect them. This might require releasing confidential information. We should do everything in our power to protect study participants. For this, we should focus on the risk to benefit ratio.

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